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Oct 14, 1066
William of Normandy
- defeated king Harold - gave his knights fiefs
- took a sensus known as the “Domesday Book” included livestock -ruling class spoke french by then merged to english
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Oct 25, 1154
Henry II
four of supporters murdered an troublesome archbishopHad problems with the catholic church
ruled from 1154 to 1189
common law- a code of law the stayed the same place to place -
Apr 6, 1199
King John
At Runnymede in 1215 John john was forced to pass the Magna carta. Magna carta-the “Great Charter” of rights, which King John was forced to sign by the English nobles at Runnymede in 1215 gave citexen more rights -
Nov 16, 1272
Edward I
Parlament- representative government
Edward I gave taxes, and passed laws.