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History Video Medieval Period

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William the Conqueror
Domesday Book
William II
killed in 1100 while hunting. accident? assasination?
Henry I
daughter Matilda claimed the throne, but so did cousin Stephen
Stephen
"Christ and His Angels slept"
Henry II
established 6 circuit courts with three judges per circuit-- the beginnings of Common Law
Richard I (lionhearted)
Crusades, especially the third Crusade vs. Saladin (sultan of Egypt and Syria)
John
Magna Carta 1215 Runnymede
Henry III
in 1265, the rudiments of Parliament are established
Edward I
he set up stone crosses all across England in her honor (Eleanor sucked poison from his wound)
Edward II
They had him murdered with a hot poker
Edward III
at the end of his life, turns to religion and builds churches
Richard II
opposed by Henry Bolingbroke who ursurped the throne in 1389
Henry IV
Henry Bolingbroke
Henry V
battle of Agincourt, English outnumbered 5 to 1, but the longbow dominates
Henry VI
War of the Roses
Lancastrians (red rose) vs. Yorkists (white rose)

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