Medieval France

1. church
   1. legitimacy
2. state
   1. Hugh Capet
      1. "elected" King by French nobles
   2. Weakness
      1. nobles focused on their power/interests
         1. Duke of Normandy
            1. becomes King of England
         2. Duke of Burgundy

1. Govenment
   1. King's Council
      1. parlements
         1. judicial functions
         2. publicly announce laws/decrees
            1. problem
               1. offer opinions
         3. Court of Appeal
   2. missing?
      1. solution
         1. local
            1. +
               1. Provincial
                  1. problem
                     1. deal
            2. assemblies estates
               1. no national tax policy
               2. taxes

Annotations:

• Great comparison between Medieval Europe and Feudal Japan 

1. political
   1. nobles

1. social
   1. lords
      1. serfs
         1. tied to the land
            1. taxes
               1. % of crops

1. Pax Romana
   1. KEY
      1. balli
         1. C.B.
            1. Government?
               1. centralized authority
                  1. only crown lands
                     1. increase

                        Annotations:

                        • As they increase for the king they decrease for the nobles Therefore, the king's power increases and the power of the nobles decrease
      2. seneschals
2. powerful?
   1. v
      1. England
         1. Richard I

            Annotations:

            • wants to become king
         2. John I
3. opportunity

   Annotations:

   • Goes with Richard to crusades, but when he leaves Richard stays John has opportunity to gain crown, Philip sees this and helps him, in order to create internal strife within England

1. Conquest of Flanders
   1. v
      1. Edward I (Longshanks)
2. support from members of centralized bureaucracy

   Annotations:

   • members educated and can argue using LAW
   1. v
      1. Boniface VIII
         1. over taxes
            1. "dies"
            2. impact
               1. Babylonian Captivity

                  Annotations:

                  • Groundwork for Protistant Reformation
                  1. Great Schism

                     Annotations:

                     • A pope in Rome and a pope in France
                     1. creates a perception of weakness
                        1. papacy
                           1. corruption

1. A Defining moment
2. issue
   1. Capetians
      1. Isabella (Braveheart film)

         Annotations:

         • Daughter of Philip the Fair
         1. romantic interest in Mortimer (Roger)
            1. helps get rid of husband
         2. married to Edward III
         3. Edward III
            1. becomes king
               1. Mother becomes regent
   2. Salic Law
      1. excludes from gaining throne
         1. females
            1. desendents
      2. Created to stop Isabella from gaining throne

         Annotations:

         • She killed her husband, the king And is with an English man She is manipulative and cunning
3. Combatants
   1. French v English
   2. Crecy Aqincourt
      1. victories ENG
         1. longbow
      2. massive FR losses
         1. nobles
   3. Turning Point
      1. Joan of Arc
         1. divine
         2. rallies FR forces
            1. begin to use cannons
   4. France
      1. reclaimed territory (other than Calais)
      2. Professional Army
      3. Greater government power
      4. nobles dependent on crown

         Annotations:

         • crown has their land
   5. English
      1. internal strife
         1. devastated loss of territory
         2. War of the Roses
            1. Henry VII (creates Tudor)

               Annotations:

               • Leads to... Protestant Reformation within country
      2. econ goes down
4. significance
   1. coincides with Black Death
      1. serfs begin to die
         1. able to use this to gain more money