high and Late middle ages- Hill

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  • Sep 18, 987

    The Capetian Kings

    Hugh and his heirs were known as the Capetian kings they made the kingdom more stable in a few ways by gaining the support for the church and building an effective bureaucracry which government officials collected taxes and imposed royal law over the kings lands. By the Capteian kings establishing order they increased their prestige and gained the backing of the middle class back.
  • Period: Sep 13, 1000 to Sep 14, 1492

    High and late middle ages

    Nation State- A political unit that has territory, boundaries, political organization that controls it's own internal and foreign affairs, a population and it must be recognized by other political units.
  • Sep 18, 1066

    William the king of England

    William the duke of Normandy won the popes back and sailed the English channel to England where he went into war with Harold the brother in law of king Edward at the battle of Hastings. Both Harold and William claimed that they were promised to be able to rule England by King Edward before he died. William won the battle and was known as William the conquer. He became King of England on Christmas day in 1066.
  • Sep 17, 1086

    The Domesday Book

    The domesday book defended England from possible invasion threats from Scandinavia, and the costly campaigns being fought in Northern France.The book helped develop a tax system which William saw the need for England to have as the thorough assessment of the potential amount of tax he could raise from his subjects and their assets.
  • Sep 13, 1215

    King John Signs Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta shaped English government for many years to come. It contained 2 important ideas; 1) nobles had rights, which would later be extended to all citizens and 2) The document forced monarchs to obey the same laws as others..
  • Sep 15, 1295

    The Parliament

    The Parliament shaped the English government in some ways. The parliament developed into a two-house body which led them to be able to gain the crucial "power of the curse" which was the right to approve any new taxes. The parliament took that right to try to limit the power of the monarch.