INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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Question
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It took away people’s rights
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the king had the power to sentence people without a trial
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Courts were independent from other branches of government
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Was is in session only a few times a year
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta stated that people could not be punished for crimes unless they were lawfully convicted. The charter also gave the barons the right to declare war on the king if he did not follow its provisions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Until the reign of Henry II (1154-89), royal justice was administered wherever the King happened to be, but under Henry, a royal ordinance decreed that five judges should sit in a certain place rather than travel with the King for the convenience of litigants.
Detailed explanation-3: -What changes did Henry II make to the English legal system and how did these changes affect feudalism? He insisted that a jury formally accuse a person of a serious crime. People were tried by royal judges and had to have a court trial. By strengthening royal courts, he weakened the power of feudal lords.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was written in Magna Carta.” On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent III nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.