HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jacquerie, Dragonlance, Cross-Dressing
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1337-1453: . awkward . poorly named, wasn"t a continual 100 years. Dauphin (later charles vii of france) Consisted of the king and his court. The king was not absolute, he couldn"t do exactly what he wanted. Kings needed support to stay powerful: main supporters: nobility (senior advisors), large land owners, Hereditary monarchy: the king"s eldest son will automatically become the church, wealthy merchants. King when his father dies (such as england today: this is a problem not everyone is suitable for the throne (babies, crazy people, idiots, inexperienced people) King edward ii/king edward iii people), lost part of england to scotland. When he turned 18 (1330) he had had enough of isabella. Roger mortimer and mortimer (and their corrupt reign) and executed. Mortimer while sending his mother to confinement as a prisoner in her own home. Edward iii was brilliant at warfare and very clever. Says there will be no female succession of the throne. This law however didn"t belong to france.
