INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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Question
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Which of these Kings made legal reforms who ruled from 1154-1189?
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Henry IV
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Henry II
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Henry III
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King John
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Henry II was king of England from 1154 to 1189. The first of three Angevin kings of England, he expanded the Anglo-French domains and strengthened the royal administration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Magna Carta-weakened the power of the kings; Henry’s II legal reforms-established trial by jury, gave more power to judges, Edward I’s Modal Parliament-gave a voice to common people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Personally interested in government and law, Henry made use of juries and re-introduced the sending of justices (judges) on regular tours of the country to try cases for the Crown. His legal reforms have led him to be seen as the founder of English Common Law.
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