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Chapter 8 Section 1

Chapter 8 Section 1. England Land of the Angles Anglo Saxons (Germanic Tribe) William the Conqueror (William of Normandy/France) Every vassal swear allegiance Domesday book – census ($$$$) Treasury . Henry II Justices to enforce the law Common Law

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Chapter 8 Section 1

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  1. Chapter 8 Section 1

  2. England • Land of the Angles • Anglo Saxons (Germanic Tribe) • William the Conqueror (William of Normandy/France) • Every vassal swear allegiance • Domesday book – census ($$$$) • Treasury

  3. Henry II • Justices to enforce the law • Common Law • Legal system applied to all of England • Royal courts instead of local courts • Jury System • Grand jury (stand trial?)

  4. King John • Lost lands in France • VS Pope Innocent III • Fought over selecting a new archbishop • Excommunicated, England = interdict • John accepts England as a fief from Rome to save face, pays yearly fee to the Church

  5. Magna Carta • Why? King John was abusing power (taxes & imprisonment) • Citizens have certain rights • King must obey the law • Due Process of Law • Freedom from arbitrary arrest • Habeas Corpus • No one can be held in prison without being charged of a crime • No new taxes w/o the consent of Parliament • “Power of the Purse” • Parliament • House of Commons (knights & middle class) • House of Lords (nobles and clergy)

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