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This created a rivalry of power between Harold and the Duke William of Normandy, which led to warfare including "The Battle of Hastings", where William and his Norman knights triumphed
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A blending of Norman French and Anglo-Saxon customs, languages, and traditions occurred throughout England because of this.
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This census helped create a more efficient system of tax collection.
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He broadened the system of royal justice and the decisions of the royal courts became the foundation of England common law; established a jury system
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Beckett fiercely opposed Henry’s growth of royal power, and became a martyr for the church
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This required that the monarch must obey the law & all English citizens had rights; also established our “due process” clause
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He became the most powerful ruler in Europe
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Became a saint and left France as an efficient centralized monarchy
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Led to serious clash with Pope Boniface VIII; Ultimately leads to the papal court being moved to Avignon
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The Capets built an effective bureaucracy and be enforcing order gained the support of the new middle class of townspeople
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