Medieval England

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What was the society like?

• Centered around nobility• Land meant power and money• Feudal system• Social class system• Corruption in the church

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Background

• Started when William of Normandy conquered the Island

• Norman Rule ended in 1154• King Henry II took the throne• The Magna Carta• The Tudors took the throne• The Feudal System declined

The problem with Henry II

• Henry II did not agree with the church. • Henry II wanted supreme power and did not

want to give any real authority to the church.• He appointed his friend Thomas A’ Becket as the

Archbishop of Canterbury.• Becket took his job very seriously and would not

side with Henry II.• Henry II inadvertently had him killed.• Becket was canonized by the church.

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The Pilgrimage

• People thought that at some point in your life you should make a pilgrimage to a holy site.

• Most people with money traveled to the Holy Land.

• People without a lot of money went places closer to home.

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