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Medieval Period
Key people
Charlemagne
Crowned by the pope as Holy Roman Emperor in 800CE
This gave him more power this made him seem holier and a rightful leader of the church and the people
Charlemagne defeated the Saxons between 772-804 AD
He forced and converted them to Christianity
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Many wanted to marry her as she her father was very rich and she had no brothers
She had 01 children 5 girls 5 boys
William the Conqueror
After he became king of England he built castels for the soldiers
He did this for the soldiers that didn't like him so he could control them better
He invented The doomsday in 1085
It was a survey for all the men around England
It's kept track of every male over the age of 12 including all their animals, land and crops
It also helped with knowing how many people could help during a war
Crime
There was no police in medieval Europe
Villages arised the alarm that a crime had been committed by using the hue cry
Hue and cry is where they use bystanders who witnessed the criminal committing the crime
Anglo-Saxons
They created a system where every male above the age of 12 joined a tithing
A tithing was a group of 10 men who managed each others behaviour
Women
They were thought of lesser or lower than men
peasant women
They worked hard in many ways including
Looking after the home
Working in the fields
Managing the children
Castels
They were created in the 11th century
They had 2 key parts the motte and the bailey
The medieval period
Also known as the middle ages
The king
The kings relation ship with his nobles was an exchange
the king would supply them with land in return for services such as helping with the war
Knights
Their role was to be loyal to the king and serve him in wars
Pope
They were thought to of been liked to god
Crusades
A series of religious was between the Christians and Muslims to secure power by both groups.
There was 8 major ones between 1096 and 1291
