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The Rise of the Monarchs

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    Early Middle Ages
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  • Who is the last monarch of the Anglo-Saxon line?
    Edward the Confessor
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  • Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE
    William the Conqueror
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  • Who lost in the Battle of Hastings?
    Harold Godwinson
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  • What happened on October 14, 1066 over the claim to the English throne?
    Battle of Hastings
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  • What did William the Conqueror order to have a record of property and a census?
    Domesday Book
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  • Who was the last of the Norman monarchs?
    King Stephen of England
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  • Who was the Plantagenet monarch?
    Henry II
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  • This is established by precedents as the way to administer justice.
    common law
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  • He spent much of his time away from the home, including the wars in Europe and the crusades.
    Richard the Lionheart
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  • She was both the queen of France and the queen of England in her lifetime
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
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  • These were wars conducted to free Jerusalem from Muslim control.
    crusades
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  • This king was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
    King John I
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  • the lowest rank in English nobility
    baron
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  • One of the foundations of limited government all the way through the modern era
    Magna Carta
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  • One cannot be denied of property or arrested without legal steps
    due process of law
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  • A person cannot be imprisoned without being charged with an actual crime
    Habeas corpus
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