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(1154-1189) grandson of Henry 1 who started the Plantagenet Line of kings
Henry 2
developed common law (laws common to all Englishmen)
Henry 2
laws common to all Englishmen
common law
a group of people called on to give a verdict in a legal matter
Trial by Jury
(1189-1199) AKA The Lionhearted
Richard 1
spent most of his time fighting in wars and crusades
RIchard 1
Richard 1 mother who maintained his kingdom for him while he was gone fighting
Eleanor of Aquitaine
(1189-1216); brother of Richard 1; the most hated king in English history; lost much of England’s land to King Philip Augustus of France
John
English nobles forced what king to sign the Magna Carta?
King John
what was signed in 1215?
Magna Carta
when was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
put the king under the law, established the right of habeas corpus, and confirmed trial by jury
Magna Carta
(1216-1272) nobles rebelled against him and organized a group called Parliament
Henry 3
first one to call a meeting for Parliament (1265)
Simon de Montfort
lost control over Scotland in the battle of Bannockburn
Edward 2
prince of wales
Llewellyn
national hero of Scotland
Sir William Wallace
(1312-1377) became king after his father was forced to abdicate the throne to his son; the House of Lords and House of Commons developed during his rule
Edward 3
(1337-1453)
Hundred Years War
wars between England and France
Hundred Years War
the main reason for the hundred years war was?
England’s land claims in French territory
most of the early battles were English victories; French leaders were weak
Hundred Years War
peasant girl who led French forces into battles
Joan of Arc
france eventually won the war with the help of gunpowder weapons
Hundred Years war
England lost almost all of her land on the European continent
Hundred Years War
last Plantagenet king
Richard 2
rebelled against Richard because of the Hundred years war; 1st king of the Lancaster Line
Henry 4
York (white rose) vs. Lancaster (red rose)
war of roses
York family claimed the throne (1455); the Lancaster and york families fought until 1485
war of roses
(1485) final major battle of the war of roses
battle of bosworth field
(Lancaster) defeated the Yorks and became Henry 7
Henry Tudor
1st Tudor King
Henry 7
married and united the Lancaster and the Yorks under the Tudor Kings
Henry 7
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