Lord And Lady Of The Manor * Lived in the best house of the manor and had servants to care for them * Several rooms * Walls draped with tapestries to keep out the cold * Every room had furniture * No electricity or plumbing * Enjoyed having expensive things that depicted their status * Lords also had obligations to look after. * Had to keep contract with vassal * Had to marry and have children * No children meant the vassal could take back land
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MONARCHIES AND THE CHURCH In the midst of this setting‚ medieval countries began to emerge. England and France began to develop strong monarchal systems of government. Spain and Portugal emerged as monarchies near the end of the Middle Ages. Germany and Italy never developed strong monarchies. Here are your goals for this lesson: · Identify key political leaders‚ especially of France and England‚ during the High Middle Ages. · Identify key personalities of the Christian church during the
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Introduction The Dover Castle is often referred to as the “key of England” because it has been around for so long and so much of the British history relates to this gigantic fortress. It is the largest castle in England and it is located on the coastal portion of the island on a high cliff at the closest point to mainland Europe. Even before the creation of the castle‚ the location has always been popular for building forts for defensive purposes. There is evidence that clans in the Iron Age were
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United States of America? The Magna Carta‚ written in 1215 by Barons‚ the lowest level of nobility of 13th Century England‚ was created to challenge the authority of King John. The confrontation of the King’s control was due to him taking advantage of his power‚ abusing the feudal system. In order to eliminate his mistreatment of the laws‚ the Barons rebelled and pressured King John to sign the Magna Carta‚ which consisted of 63 clauses that limited his power. Although there have been revisions made
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robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck‚ Little John‚ and Maid Marian may be found in the time. They say that Robin Hood and his companions lived in Sherwood Forest‚ near Nottingham. They were called the ‘merry men’ and used to wear green clothes‚ a particular shade of green‚ called ‘Lincoln green’.
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Summary of the whole story The Prince and the Pauper Tom Canty and Edward Tudor is born on the the same day. Tom belongs to a family of beggars and thieves. His father‚ John Canty‚ is a thief while his mother and grandmother are beggars. Bet and Nan‚ his twin sisters‚ are beggars‚ too. They live in very filthy Offal Court. His family is very poor‚ which made him unwanted. Tom sleeps in a dirty floor in the corner of the room while the others can sleep anywhere they desire. His grandmother is
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about to change though because on July 27‚ 1214‚ a significant battle occurred outside Lille in Flanders and ended the war with England‚ France and the Holy Empire that had lasted 12 years. This battle is very critical because it was where the current king at the time‚ King John‚ was consulting with the Barons about sealing the Magna Carta (Steve). Consequently‚ for King John previously not winning wars with other countries‚ the Barons had decided that if King
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Petition of Rights are very important in the history of England that both of them are significant to the development of England. They have similarities and differences. In my opinion‚ both of these two were put forward to limit the crown of the King. And both of them were signed by the King who were forced to sign them. What is more‚ both of them were abandoned by the King at last‚ but they also had very important effects on the development of England. Now let me show my opinions of their differences
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in France and on the Third Crusade to recover Jerusalem‚ and John was a tyrant who spent much of his time overtaxing and angering his subjects. But from time to time‚ the issue of who would control the judicial system of England resurfaced and other differences between church and state arose. It was not until the rule of Henry VIII that the struggles between king and pope were resolved. Henry VIII settled the issue by separating England from the Catholic Church altogether. "Thomas Becket." UXL Biographies
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was without a doubt the most colorful woman of her time‚ considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her age. Eleanor had six different titles. She was the queen of France and England‚ Duchess of Aquitaine and Normandy‚ and Countess of Poitou and Anjou. She was also the mother of two English kings. Eleanor became the first woman to rule the Aquitaine in her own right. She held the spotlight‚ wielding power over the most important men of her time
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