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In 1066, Edward the Confessor dies w/o a heir, so William, the Duke of Normandy, takes the throne in the Battle of Hastings. This battle signifies the beginning of Norman control of England.
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William the Conqueror in 1086 requires that all vassals swear fealty/land to king rather than to lords with fiefs. This oath that is sworn is called the Salisbury Oath.
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In 1086, William the Conqueror, in hopes of creating a centralized organization, creates the Domesday Book, which records a census of people in the country through agents gathering information,.
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In 1162, King Henry II appoints Thomas Becket, his good friend, as the Archbishop of Canterbury in hopes of controlling him. But, instead, Thomas Becket takes his job very seriously.
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Henry II passes the Clarendon Constitutions, which were documents designed to limit Church power by placing certain Church matters under secular jurisdiction. But, Thomas Becket refused to sign them.
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Phillip II of France attacks Normandy because it's nearby and under English control and reclaims the territory.
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King Philip of France took back English land while John I of England was king during the Battle of Bouviness.
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The angered English barons rebel due to John I's failures and make him sign the Magna Carta which lays out rights of protection for nobles against the king's powers (like power of taxing).
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