HIST 151 1st Edition Lecture 24Medieval Monarchies- Product of the later Middle Ages (11th century on)- Romanticized o Court of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) and chivalric cultureo Arthurian legend and grail questso Arthur & his knights (vassals) show monarchy’s growth & its stresses- In history, Louis VII & Henry II- Growth tied to feudalism & towns- How could the king use feudalism to extend power against a rival nobility?o Taxeso Alliances w/ towns Characterso Parliaments Strengthen Includes towns men Origin of representative assemblies Incomplete tensions remain to 19th century Growth of bureaucracy & royal justice- England o William the conqueror (1027-1087) Norman conquest (1606) Egnland as his fief Redistributes land use not ownership Domesday book (1086) precision to services Curia Regis- Origins of parliament Privy council (civil service)- Henry I (1100-1135)- Privy specialties royal finances- Fees for services; tax townso Henry II (1154-1189) Energetic Married Eleanor of Aquitaine (1152)—got ½ of FranceThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Travelling justices of the peace Sell royal writhes & English common (case) law- Common to king- Weakens nobility Attempts to control the church- Thomas Becket (d. 1170)- Chancellor then arch bishopo Double jeopardy refusedo Penance for murdero Monarchy strained in England Richard I, the lion (1189-1199)- Bad king, “model knight”- 3rd crusade- orders execution of Muslims at Acre (1191)- Robin Hood’s fold John- Well loved- War with France- Magna Carta (1215) a ‘federal document’o FEUDAL DOCUMENT B/T KING AND HIS BEARINGS—MORE ACCURATE FOR OUR CLASS- France- weak monarchy ‘from among’o Charlemagne’s unintended legacy Fragmented-local authority of lords & princes Federation of principalitieso Capetian dynasty (987-1328) Title of king, but little power Hugh Capet (987) & the ile de France Nurse advantages: title, church, male sucessiono Louis VI (the Fat)- (1108-1137) Extends royal domains to Orleans Establish free villages- Support of towns-taxes New men; clergy- Supplant feudal nobility- Abbot Suger, St. Denis & Gothic styleo Louis VII & Eleanor of Aquitaine Weak, lacks male heir Marriage annulled 1152 ½ of France goes to Englando Philip II Augustus (1180-1223) Son of Louis VII by 2nd wife Feudal prerogatives to kick England out of France War of Normandy (1214)—wins war Administration reforms: Bailili- Local justice vs. nobility- Collect taxes and rents - Foundations of Monarchyo Energetic kings manipulate feudal prerogatives (centralize; weaken nobility) to enhance power Taxes Royal bureaucracy o Delegate power without losing ito Power in office, not persono Feudalism step to more ordered politicso More ingredient shaping modern state to
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