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Edward the Confessor
(1042-1066) The son of Aethelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, he is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex. His death launched...
William the Conqueror
Invaded England from Normandy in 1066; extended tight feudal system to England; established administrative system based on sheriffs; established centr...
Harold Godwinson
Most powerful noble, became king of England in 1066 after death of Edward the Confessor, ruled for brief time until defeated and killed at the Battle...
Battle of Hastings
the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the No...
Domesday Book
A record of all the property and holdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1066 so he could determine the extent of his lands and w...
Stephen of England
the last of the Norman monarchs who fought a civil war against Henry II
Henry II of England
Married Eleanor of Aquitaine and got French land from her, strengthened royal courts, introduced jury and common law
common law
A legal system based on custom and court rulings
Richard I of England
This was the English king who led the Third Crusade. Also called Richard the Lionhearted
Eleanor of Aquitaine
powerful French duchess; divorced the king of France to marry Henry II of England and ruled all of England and about half of France with him
crusade
one of the expeditions in which medieval Christian warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
John I of England
1215, King of England that signed the Magna Carta
baron
the lowest rank of English nobility
Magna Carta
the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
due process of law
the right of every citizen against arbitrary action by national or state governments
habeas corpus
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
