During the reign of William the Conqueror there were many small, also big changes but there wasn’t really a revolution in government and administration. The sheriffs weren’t really efficient so they were suspended which is to a small extent a revolution. William also started the Domesday Book. Men were send all over the country so they would visit every shire to find out what land the king had and what taxes he could get for it, also what lands the bishops and earls had and how much taxes the owed the king. The Domesday Book helped to establish control and was an improvement for the English government as William got more information about his finances.
These were not laws but were important to peace. Probably the most radical part was the clause which set up an elected group of 25 barons to check that the king did as was promised. Only three clauses in the Magna Carter are still valid today. One says that London and all other towns and ports shall enjoy their ancient liberties and customs. Many people think that King John was a bad King, this is largely due to stories surrounding Robin Hood and the fact he charged high taxes and imprisoned people without good reason.
Some may say that Henry was largely successful in achieving his aims with his biggest success being the battle of the spurs in 1513. Henry VIII want to be seen as a different king to his father who had a bad reputation for being aware of his money and not engaging in many wars which the nobilities did not like. He started by giving away the crowns land and gave many titles to the nobilities to prove that he would be different to his father. Catherine of Aragon, who had married Henry’s brother Arthur was still kept in England after Arthur had died. Henry had immediately married her after all the delays that his father had caused.
Niko Stines AP World history 8/15/13 Hammurabi Code: Was it just? I believe most laws in Hammurabi's code were just in protecting the people but the penalties were unfair against the accused. Throughout his laws he continues to keep his people safe but at the same time teaches them that an eye for an eye is okay and in most cases revenge is never the best answer. From law 218 to law 21 he promotes violence to all citizens of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi was a ruler of Mesopotamia for 42 years and was the first to really set laws for his land.
He was also a good king because he looked good and he kept law and order yet in the rest of his jobs he was quite a bad king for example when he did help the church etc. he only helped the church when it best suited him and didn’t listen to the barons . Based on my finding, I believe that the Magna Carta was one main reason as to why the rebellion started because and that king john only signed the Magna Carta so that he could build up his army the barons rebelled for a number of reasons including the trust between the king and the
Fourth, their use of the feudal system, as well as the administration which accompanied it enabled them to keep their kingdoms and subjects in check. Whilst all these factors played a role, without the force of their armies behind them, the ruler’s control of the kingdom crumbled, marking out force as the most important factor enabling effective royal government. The use of force by rulers was crucial in establishing and maintaining effective royal government in the middle ages. By the victories of armies the rulers of kingdoms could be changed in a very short space of time, as the Norman conquest of England in 1066 aptly demonstrates. This ‘Right of Conquest’ gave rulers a legitimate claim to a throne because of their military might.
Many felt the repealing the Stamp tax would be in the best interest of England. However some had felt that the English people had been paying this very same tax for years and thought it was ridiculous that the colonists are enraged over this. Many members of parliament thought that the stamp act was justified, after all Colonists hadn’t been able to raise sufficient funds during the French and Indian War. Great Britain thought that it was only fair that the colonists pay their fair share. However reluctantly to many Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.
The first few decades of his reign were reasonably peaceful, he used his time to make his city-state a more powerful place. He works include raising their cities walls so that no one could come into their land without a fight, as well as expanding their trading routes across the Zagros Mountains. He also helped to improve the agriculture of his land but going forth with the irrigation process. As well as helping the land, he strong encouraged his people to up keep on their literature, arithmetic, and astronomy. Hammurabi experienced many military victories during the ending period of his reign, he was not a great builder.
Self-government of the English people The English people had competence for self-government due to an increase in the power invested upon the people, the desire of the common man to have a say in how his life is run, and the lack of omnipresence in government. While the governments of other western European nations were attempting to control everything, in the 12th century England began to alleviate governmental presence.2 Also in 1215, with the establishment of the Magna Carta, the people began to realize that they had the capability to govern just as the king did. Henry II was the king that began this process. A quote by A.B White sums it all up, “Henry II implemented self-government at the king’s command.”5 His chief contribution was the idea to increase the power of the royal courts and then decrease the power of the feudal courts. This had three major effects: a permanent system of circuit courts presided over by wandering justices, the jury system, and a body of law common to all England.1 The wandering justices would travel from place to place, and when they weren’t in town a representative from the town would be elected by the people to step up and be judge.
Module 3: Chaos, Confusion and the Beginnings of English Law Question 3: Early English law sought not only to deter crime and immoral behaviour but to exert social control, particularly over lesser mortals, nothing changes. Discuss. It is true that some aspects of early English law is still in practice today, although it is not as violent or irrational. Some differences that are still punishable today are: Murder, Rape, Abduction, Robbery, Theft, Damage to property and Assault. However, Adultery is no longer a criminal offence and slaves are no longer used due to social acceptability.