5. From Britain to England
• Alfred the Great (b. 848,
r. 870 – 899)
– Danelaw
• Edward the Confessor (c.
1004, 1042 – 1066)
• William the Conqueror
(d. 1087)
– Battle of Hastings (1066)
• Henry II (r. 1154-1189)
– Angevin Dynasty
– Exchequer
– Common Law
– Thomas à Becket
• King John (1199 – 1216)
– Magna Carta
13. A Crusade is Called
• Religion and Reform
• The Byzantine Empire
– Turks
• Battle of Manzikert,
1071
– Alexius I Comnenus
(1056 – 1118)
• East-West Schism, 1054
• Council of Clermont,
1095
– Urban II (1042 – 1099) “Urban II Preaches the 1st Crusade,”
Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, 15th C
16. Why go on Crusade?
• Cluny Reforms
• Holy War
• Knighthood
– Peace of God
– Truce of God
• Relics
• Pilgrimages
– Purgatory
• East-West Schism
• 2nd Sons
22. Feudalism
• Political Situation
• Medieval Class
– Fight
– Pray
– Work
• How it works
– Lord
– Vassal
– Fief
– Feudal Bonds
– Subinfeudation
Tres Riches Heures du
Duc de Berry, 1410
Editor's Notes
MAP 7.3 The Germanic Kingdoms of
the OldWestern Empire. The Germanic
tribes filled the power vacuum created
by the demise of the Roman Empire,
building states that blended elements
of Germanic customs and laws with
those of Roman culture, including largescale
conversions to Christianity. The
Franks established the most durable of
these Germanic states.
MAP 8.2 Invasions of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries. Attacks by invading Vikings, Magyars, and
Muslims terrorized much of Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries, disrupting economic activity and
spurring the development of fief-holding. The Vikings were the biggest problem, but they eventually
formed settlements, converted to Christianity, and were assimilated.
MAP 10.6 Pilgrimage Routes in the Middle Ages. Some Christians sought spiritual solace by
traveling to pilgrimage sites. Many went to local shrines honoring the Virgin Mary, but Jerusalem,
Rome, and Santiago de Compostela were the most desired locations.