2. On the following slides, determine
the most notable contributions of
each monarchs:
3. William the Conqueror (England)
• Exerted firm control over lands
• had Domesday Book compiled
▫ A census of everything in England since
everything now belongs to him
4. Henry II (England)
• Broadened system of royal justice laying basis
for English common law
▫ decisions of the royal courts
▫ laws that were the same for all people
▫ legal decisions based on precedent (previous legal
decisions)
• began jury system
▫ group of men sworn to speak the truth gathered by
local officials when traveling justices visited an
area
5. John “the Softsword” (England)
• lost war against Phillip II (of France)
• battled with Pope Innocent III and was
excommunicated
• signed the Magna Carta (1215)
▫ document that shaped government traditions in
England
▫ protected the legal rights of the nobility
▫ First time in history a monarch’s power was
limited
6. Edward I (England)
• Created the Model Parliament
▫ the framework for England’s bicameral legislature
▫ added the House of Commons to the already
existing House of Lords
▫ “what touches all, should be approved by all”
7. Hugh Capet (France)
• Increased royal power and built an effective
bureaucracy
• Made the throne hereditary beginning the
Capetian Dynasty
8. Philip Augustus
• Defeated heretics and claimed their lands for his
own expanding the power of the Capetians
• granted charters
• Hired paid middle class officials
• organized a standing army
• introduced a new national tax
9. Louis IX “Saint Louis” (France)
• Did much to make France an efficient centralized
monarchy
• religious ruler who expanded the royal courts and
ended serfdom
• persecuted Jews and heretics
• Led French knights in two Crusades
• Expanded his control over France by eliminating
serfdom in his personal domain
• Had roving officials to check up on local
administrators
• Served as judge in many cases
10. Philip IV (France)
• argued with Pope Boniface VIII over taxes
• Moved the seat of the pope to Avignon in
southern France
• set up the Estates General to gain support
against the pope
▫ had representatives from France’s three classes
(Clergy, Nobility, everyone else)
▫ Each estate had a single vote
