HIST 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Chirograph
5 Nov 2016
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Change one: consolidation of power in the hands of kings, consolidation of representative assemblies that confirm and challenge the king"s decisions. Basically a parliament: this resulted in the institutions that would stay in europe for the next 500 years until the. Change two: unprecedented growth in the tools and apparatus of government. Leads to the creation of a government based on writing and established procedures. The king: by 1320, everyone in western europe was ruled by the kings. In 1075, french king owns a territory surrounding the city of paris. By 1300, through war, marriage, and other methods, french king is the most powerful and wealthy man in europe and controls most of france directly. The same thing that is happening in france is happening elsewhere. Theoretically, kings rule for the good of the realm and with the consent of the realm. Things generally work better if the nobles support the king"s decisions.
