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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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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Chapter 8 section 1 Key Terms‚ people‚ and places Biography question Chart skills Map skills 2-6 Williams the conqueror- king of England who beat Harold at the battle of Hastings Common law-a legal system based on custom and court rulings Jury- group of men sworn to tell the truth King john- clever‚ cruel‚ and untrustworthy ruler who faced king Phillips II‚ pope innocent III‚ and his English nobles Magna Carta- a great charter Due process of law-clause that formed the basis of the right
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Christianity; in 878 he defeated the Danes‚ they retreated to the "Danelaw" (NE parts of England). England grew rich and strong under Alfred’s descendants‚ who unified the kingdoms. Anglo-Saxon names: -ham (village)‚ -hurst (wood)‚ -ey (island); Danish settlement: -by (town)‚ -thorpe (settlement)‚ -garth (enclosure) about 1000 the Danes renewed their attacks -> 1016 Danish king Canute united Denmark and England; the Anglo-Danish empire fell apart again‚ in 1066 Harold II‚ the last Anglo-Saxon king
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refused to do the same to Henry I because the pope banned it = Anselm victim of pope vs. king King John papal intervention Conflict was instigated by pope innocent not the archbishop (Langton) Pope innocent aggressively forced the reforms Before 1213 john and Langton relationship was based on the way he was imposed on Canterbury (led to interdict of England 1208 then johns excommunication 1209 John was absolved on command of the pope Pope annulled the Magna Carta though King Stephan papal intervention
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Emperor of Byzantine. The Emperor was the first to codify law in a series of books called Corpus Juris Civilis. His work was the foundation of modern law and the concept of justice. King John of England created the Magna Carta in 1215 with 61 clauses which provided significant protections for all English citizens. King John was the founding father of “due process” and the United States justice system. Within the same century King Edward‚ (1285)‚ inspired the Statute of Westminster which utilized citizens
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This did not mean that the rulers of England found themselves without any power to wield‚ but rather that they found themselves in a constant negotiation as to what their position actually allowed them to do. This back and forth was mainly with the nobility within England‚ and put into question the sovereign’s authority to‚ dictate governmental enactments‚ to control the country’s military‚ and to levy funds from the population. Under the rule of King John‚ the revolts of many within the English
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into the periods of: Her early years and marriage to King Louis of France‚ her marriage to King Henry and years of freedom therein‚ the rebellion of 1173 and her subsequent imprisonment‚ and her contribution under the reigns of her sons Richard and John. It will be necessary therefore to comment‚ if she was not influential for a period of her life‚ upon the reasons and causes for this‚ as our opinion and conclusions about her must change if she was unable‚ rather than unwilling to achieve her targets
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