Chapter 27 Section 2By: Angelo Iapalucci, Daisy Bailey, Cj Zemzik, Ava Kripp, Jack Kiefer, and

Arianna Schulman

Warfare

• William the Conqueror lead a army of Norman knights to England.

• He defeated Harold’s army • At first the English resisted his rule.

Religion

• Church officials were to be free of royal control

• Clergy was to be tried into the church• People believed that church officials should

be tried into the king’s court

Trade/ Economy

• In 1086, William the Conqueror took a survey of the land to tax people correctly.

• To keep this information he published a book called the Doomsday Book.

• After he died Henry the second ruled. • He set up a central royal court. • Circuit judges brought the land together by giving

everyone equal laws.• When Henry died in 1189 his oldest son Richard

became king.

Trade/Economy Continued

• When Richard died John, his brother, became king.

• He ignored the law and the nobles started to get mad.

• The nobles were so angry they forced him to sign the Magna Carta.

• The Magna Carta took away some of the kings power and increased the nobles power.

Vocabulary

• Circuit Judges- Judges who traveled through the countries.

• Grand Jury- A group of people who present the judges the people suspected in crimes.

• Trial Jury- A group of people who decided whether a person in innocent or guilty.

Religion

• Church officials were to be free of royal control

• Clergy was to be tried into the church• People believed that church officials should

be tried into the king’s court

Graphic Organizer

England

Technology Religion

Vocabulary Legacies

Government