Global 9 Chapter 8 Section 1 Guided Notes

Chapter 8 Section 1: Royal Power Grows

Lesson Objectives

116. Explain which groups _________________ power in the late Middle Ages.

117. Explain which groups ___________________ power in the late Middle Ages.

118. Describe how ____________the Conqueror and ___________increased royal power in England.

119. Explain the importance of the _________________ _______and ________________________.

120. Explain how ___________________ Kings increased royal power in France.

121. Describe the power struggles between the French ____________ and the __________________.

116. Explain which groups lost power in the late middle ages.

1. ____________- had power over their own manor. Often had as much power as the __________.

2. The Medieval ____________________

“________________________”

Excommunication

The Interdict

117. Explain which groups gained power in the late middle ages.

• During the early Middle Ages European rulers had ___________________ power.

• However, by 1300 royal power and control ___________________, setting the foundations for

____________________ government.

118. Describe how William the Conqueror and Henry II increased royal power in England.

William the Conqueror

• William was from _____________________ in France.

• He was a descendent of ____________________.

• He claimed the __________________________ throne after the death of King Edward.

• However, ___________________, Edward’s son became King.

• William _____________________.

William the Conqueror

• In _________________ William the Conqueror took over England.

• He defeated the Saxons (who lived in England) at the Battle of ____________________.

• In 1086 he completed his census called the ________________________.

• This help set up a ________________ system.

Henry II

• He expanded the ______________________system.

• English common law- a legal system based on custom and earlier rulings.

• Set up a ______________________ system.

• Led to the modern grand jury.

119. Explain the importance of the Magna Carta and parliament.

King John

• King John was Henry’s son.

• He ____________________ his power as King.

• The people did not like this and forced him to sign the _______________________.

Magna Carta

• Required the King to ________________________ laws.

• It established two important principles:

1. ______________________- no arrest with proper legal procedures.

2. ______________________- no imprisonment without charge.

Parliament

• Magna Carta- “King cannot raise _______________ without the consent of the Great Council”.

• The Great Council evolved into Parliament. Parliament is England’s version of Congress.

“Power of the Purse”

• Eventually Parliament controlled the “Power of the Purse”.

• Not _________________new ________________ unless the monarch met its demands.

120. Explain how French Kings increased royal power in France.

Monarchs in France

• Unlike William the Conqueror in England French Monarchs did not rule over a __________________Kingdom.

• French kings had ________________ power over a patchwork of small French kingdoms.

Louis IX

• Extremely religious- he persecuted _________________________.

• He outlawed private wars and ended _______________________.

• He led France into becoming a centralized monarchy.

The Estates General

• French kings established the _______________________.

• The Estates General was represented by all three “estates” or _____________ in French society.

• It never gained the “____________________________” or had much influence on Royal Power.

121. Describe the power struggles between the French Kings and the Pope.

Philip IV vs. Pope Boniface VIII

• Philip tried to raise taxes on the _____________________.

• Pope Boniface claimed _______________________ and argued that no king could tax the clergy.

• Philip sent an army to arrest the ___________________.

• The Pope escaped but ________________________soon after.

• The next Pope elected was from ________________________.