Notes

Anglo-Saxons- two Germanic tribes combined to create England
Shires- like sheriffs
Alfred the Great- first Anglo-Saxon king
Edward the Confessor-last Anglo-Saxon king, his death startled a Civil War between William Duke of Normandy Harold Godwenson
Battle of Hastings-a battle that was basically over before it started
William the Conqueror- first to collect census since Roman Times, create DomesDay book, nicknamed Doomsday Book
Henry 1 is succesor to William the Conqueror
Henry 2nd and Thomas Beckat are bestfriends but Henry starts to come up with the idea of holding the church accountable to laws. Becket is archbishop and disagrees and the arguement gets out of control, Henry says he should die and four knights obey the king's orders. After that Henry's career is finished and Becket is late made a saint\
John took up the throne after Henry the 2nd-put heavy taxes on English people
People met Runnymead and create the Magna Carta, Latin for Great Charter, 1215 is when King John signed it
Magan Carta-This document restricted the king's power and made sure that there was a fair trial for any wrong doings,At the end of the Magan Carta it states that if the king doesn't obey these rules then a group of people could overthrow the king