INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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feudal lords and clergymen.
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royal judges and kings.
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clergymen and monarchs.
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feudal lords and kings.
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Detailed explanation-1: -One reason for the decline of feudalism was the rise of towns and increased trade. Kings supported the towns in exchange for money. With the money from towns, kings hired armies and protected the towns. This weakened the nobles (leaders of feudalism) The Crusades also weakened them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry and Becket argued over tax policy and control of church land but the biggest conflict was over legal rights of the clergy. Becket claimed that if a church official was accused of a crime, only the church itself had the ability to put the person on trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -Specifically, Henry sought to consolidate royal jurisdiction as having primacy over local courts. In the area of lord and tenant relationships, Henry specifically sought to give royal justices authority to hear cases where discretion was abused by a local baron and a decision skewed in his favor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Political changes in Europe contributed to the decline of feudalism in two ways. Some of the changes strengthened royal authority at the expense of the nobles. Others weakened feudalism by eventually shifting some power to the common people.