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The battle of hastings was between William and Harold. The Normas fought the Anglo-Saxon with an arrow piercing and killing Harold. Thus allowing William to claim England for his personal property. In the end he kept 1/5 of England giving the rest to 200 Norman nobles who pledged their allegiance to him. Lastly, all Anglo-Saxon nobles lost all power and became the lowest of the low in society.
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Henry II married Elenaor wich further added land to the vast empire which was the goal all along.
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Common law was established and used during this time, Common law was when Henry sent out Royal judges to govern every part of his kingdom. This group of judges and the of judging became known as common law.
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The younger brother of Richard the Lionheart. He was a horrible military leader and lost normandy, and all of his lands in northern France.
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This document guaranteed certain rights such as such as safe guarding their own fuedal rights while limiting that of the kings. Also, no taxation without representation, trial by jury, and protection by the law.
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Edward the I called upon two knights from every county and two burgesses from every borough to meet in a legeslative body. He created this body partial to help run the government but also to help fund his war against the welsh. Nevertheless, over time they became the group known as model parliment.
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During this century the king called upon the burgesses and the knights whenever taxation was needed. Over tiem these groups in parliament gradually came to form two houses. The house of commons and the house of lords. Over the years they were used to check the kings power.