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By the year of 100, France was divided into about 47 fedual territories.
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Canute modled the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings into one people.
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In 1042, King Edward the Confessor, a descendant of Alfred the Great, took the throne.
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William the Conqueror was the last invaded for the struggle of England's throne.
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Normans and Anglo-Saxons fought the battle that changed the cousre of English history.
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Henry II became king and strengthened the royal courts of justice by sending royal judges to every part of England at least once a year. The Royal courts collected taxes, settled lawsuits, and punished crimes
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The most powerful Capetian was Philip II. He ruled France from 1180-1223. He seized Normandy from King John in 1204 and gained other territories within two years.
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John Softsword took the throne after his brohter, Richard, and father, Henry, died.
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John's nobes force him to agree to the Magna Carta (Great Charter). This document guaranteed certain basic political rights.
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Philip's grandson, Louis IX, ruled from 1226-1270. He was made a saint by the Catholic Church after his death. With his invention of French appeals, the decisions of local courts was made.
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Philip IV ruled Frane from 1285-1314. He was involved in a quarrel with the pope, about the pope refusing to allow priests to pay taxes to the king.
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Edward I summoned two burgesses (citizens of wealth and property) from every borough and two kinights from every county to serve as a parliament, or legislative group.
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Knights, burgesses, bishops, and lords met together at Westminster in London to form the Model Parliament. They all served as a model for later kings.
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Whenever a new tax was needed the kings called on the knights and burgesses. In Parliament, these two groups formed an assembely called the House of Commons.
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Louis the Sluggard was the last memeber of the Carolingian family to die
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Hugh Capet was a duke that succeeded Louis the Sluggard. The Capetian dynasty of French kings ruled over France from 987-1328. The Capet family ruled only small territories.
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The great Anglo-Saxon king managed to eventually turn back the Danish invaders. He and his successors united the kingdom under one rule, calling it England or "Land of the Angels".
