Notes

-Anglo-Saxon: formed group which is now known as England.
-Shires were people who collected taxes.
-Alfred the Great was the first Anglo-Saxon king and Edward the Confesor was the last.
-Edward the Confesor had no direct heir.
-Harold Godwinson was the brother-in-law of Edward the Confesor the other person up for the throne was William the Duke of Normandy, Edward's cousin.
-William the "Conqueror" won the Battle of Wesignes.
-He was the first to collect a census since Roman times.
-Kept track of how many things you had in your house which was used to tax you.
-Domesday book withheld all census information.
-Also nicknamed the "doomsday" book.
-When William dies he is replaced by Henry 1st.
-Henry 1st replaced by Henry 2nd.
-Henry the 2nd.
-Thomas Becket disagrees with one of Henry's laws and goes to visit him. The visit turn out well and Henry the 2nd wishes for Thomas Becket to die not knowing that kis knights are eavesdropping outside of his door. The knight's proceed to follow Becket back to Cantubury and stab him while he's praying at the alter on Christmas Eve. This basically end Henry the 2nd's career and the knights are imprisoned for murder.
-Henry's son John replaces him on the throne.
-King John decides to tax the people of England highly.
-The people of England meet at Runymean and create the "Magna Carta" or the Great Charter. He either has to sign it or the people will revolt.
-The Magna Carta was made to limit the king's powers and protect the nobles' fuedal rights. It let church freedom, trial by jury, freedom for taxation without cause and consent, and due process of law. It enabled a group of barons to take up arms against the king if he violated the conditions of it.