The document summarizes important events and people in English and French history from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the Hundred Years War. It mentions William the Conqueror bringing feudalism to England, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Thomas Becket, King John signing the Magna Carta, Simon de Montfort establishing the first directly elected parliament, the development of representative government in France, and Joan of Arc leading the French to victory during the Hundred Years War between England and France from 1337 to 1453.

1. wILlIAM THE CONQUERORThe Duke of NormandyWrote the Doomesday Book

2. Battle of Hastings1066Brought Feudalism to England

3. Henry IIGreat grandson of William the ConquerorWas Married toEleanor of AquitaineENGLISH COMMON LAWGrand juryTrial juryCircuit Judge

4. Two Well Known Sons:Richard the LionheartedKing John(signed the Magna Carta)

5. Thomas BecketArchbishop of CanterburyMurdered Dec. 29, 1170Canonized in 1173Canterbury Tales, byGeoffrey ChaucerFriendship vs. Loyalty to the Church??

6. Henry IIGreat grandson of William the ConquerorWas Married toEleanor of AquitaineENGLISH COMMON LAWGrand juryTrial juryCircuit Judge

7. King John 1199-1216Mean to his subjectsTried to squeeze $ out of themRaised taxes to finance his wars ….all culminated in…(next slide)

8. Magna Carta1215One of the three pillars to England’s constitution

9. Latin “great charter”

10. The nobles forced King John to sign it

11. Guaranteed the nobles certain basic political rights

12. Limited the power of the kingSimon de MontfortFather of the House of CommonsCalled the first directly elected parliament in Medieval Europe

13. ParliamentHOUSE ofcommonsHOUSEOfLordsGreat Council

14. France-Capetian Dynasty987-1328Development of representative gov’tPhilip II(1180-1223)—he was, Philip AugustusBailiffsFrench attempts at Beginning to establish a democratic tradition!Louis IX(grandson of Philip II)-1226-1270Created a French appeals courtPhilip IV(1285-1314)Adds Third Estate to the Estates-General(Frenh Parliament)

15. Estates-General

16. National AssemblyParliament

17. #4. Hundred Years War“Misery of the Middle Ages”ENGLANDFRANCE

18. What were the causes of the Hundred Years War?? Pages 348-349Disagreement over rights of landDispute over the succession to the French throneCharles IV(Fr.),dies childless in 1328; Capetian dynasty ends

19. Charles’ sister, Isabella, had a son—Edward III, king of England

20. Salic law—exclusion of women(6th C law maintained until 1789!)

21. What happened from here??Economic conflictsDuchy of Aquitaine

22. Major Battles:Agincourt (1415)Poitiers (1356)Crecy (1346)English long bow dominated the battle fieldText Maps, page 351