Norman Conquest
Henry II and English Common Law
Constitution, Power and Winn Blockmans
King John (the first and only)
The Earl of Miscellany
100
William the Conqueror fought this person at the battle of Hastings in 1066.
who is Harold Godwinson?
100
After the death of Archbishop Theobald, this man was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II.
Who is Thomas Becket
100
This post-John Plantagenet King developed a theory of royal absolutism
Who Was Richard II?
100
King John was the third king of this line, known for their fiery, disagreeable personalities, and the namesakes for a short-lived continental empire.
Who are the Angevins?
100
The Angles and Saxons were two of the main groups to settle what would become England in the fifth to seventh centuries - this Germanic group was the third.
Who are the Jutes?
200
This political relationship between the powerful was introduced to Anglo Saxon society by the Norman Conquest.
what is Feudalism?
200
Cannot be tried of a crime twice.
What is Double Jeopardy
200
This type of manor labor lasted largely unchanged in England until well in to the 14th Century.
What is serf labor?
OR
What is villein labor?
200
In order to end the interdict that Pope Innocent III had placed on England, King John offered what to the Holy See?
What is the enfiefment of England to the Papacy?
200
This dynasty rose to power after the fall of the Plantagenets.
Who were the Tudors?
300
This office which focused on local governance of a shire was retained by William the conqueror.
what is a sheriff?
300
This document was an attempt to fix the issue of criminous clerks by trying and sentencing them in the royal court.
What is the Constitutions of Clarendon
300
This King's coronation oath differed from those before, in that the Barons expected the king to be held to laws of which the Barons approved
Who was Edward II?
300
King John's war in France began with a set of swift victories across the South, including in this important county - which he secured by marrying off his daughter Joan to the son of the local Lord.
What is the County of Poiteau?
300
This was the name of the standard ethnically-themed tax collected by English Kings, originally with the goal of repelling a North Sea Threat - although the tax would continue to be levied even after that threat was long-past.
What is the Danegeld?
400
In the Anglo-Saxon central administration this group of “wise men” had no connection to local ruling but rather focused on advising the king.
what is the Witenagemont?
400
To undercut baronial power and consolidate royal jurisdiction over the various courts, Henry II made use of this.
What is use of inquest
or
What is Trial by Inquest
400
Isabella Mortimer and the Baronial Adherents deposed Edward II claiming he had not properly followed this feudal duty.
What is taking counsel?
400
In one of the more outlandish rumors spread by the St. Albans histographer, Matthew Paris writes in his "terrible verdict", that King John offered to enfief the lands of England to this far away ruler.
Who is the Almohad Caliph/Muhammad al Nasir/The Muslim Caliph?
400
During the Middle Ages, the Pope was elected using this process.
What is elected by acclamation
500
If a Frenchman accused an Englishman of perjury or a violent crime, he could choose these two defenses.
what is the English trial by ordeal or the French trial by combat?
500
This ordinance stated every freeman, according to income, was obliged to bear arms in the service of the king and realm.
What is the Assize of Arms
500
Blockmans claims these are the two essential attributes of a modern state
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What is centralised monopoly of justice administration?
What is use of judicial and military violence?
500
During King John's absence, this strong-armed Tourainean bishop was appointed Chief Justiciar. His misrule, along with John's demand for scutage, were two of the main causes of the barons' discontent.
Who is Bishop Peter des Roches?
500
A group of ten men, over the age of twelve, who were responsible for each other's infractions.
what is a tithing group?