middle ages

Magna Carta

• The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between the barons of Medieval England and King John. '
• this also means“Great Charter”
• it was one of the most important documents in this time
• the barons demanded king john to sign the magna carta
• document of rights
• king could no collect taxes with out permission

Feudalism

• the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles,
• Feudalism was the medieval model of government predating the birth of the modern nation-state.
• Feudal society is a military hierarchy in which a ruler or lord offers mounted fighters a fief medieval beneficium
• a peasant or worker known as a vassal received a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king,

manorialism

• also called manorial system, seignorialism, or seignorial system, political, economic,
• social system by which the peasants of medieval Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lord.
• during this time it was very important to own land even if you had millions of dollars
• Feudalism describes the relationship between the king and his nobles in mediaeval Europe. Manorialism describes the relationship between a noble and his peasants in mediaeval Europe.

Grand Jury

• The grand jury usually either absolves the suspect or charges him criminally.
• grand jury originated in medieval England; it was in use by the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
• also has 12-23 people who,in private hear evidence presented by the gov. to determine whether people shall be required to stand trail if the jury believes the crime was committed

Trial Jury

• Before Charlemagne, the Frankish court system used a system called trial by ordeal
• this is where people could be accused of crime
• In 1215, the tenants-in-chief secured Magna Carta from King John, which established that the king may not levy or collect any taxes
• also known as petit jury
• see if the person is guilty or not

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