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| Model Parliment | Gave a voice to commoners in government |
| King Henry II | Made legal reform a central concern of his reign. His reforms strengthened the power of the royal courts at the expense of the feudal lords. |
| King John | King responsible for losing most of the lands the English controlled in France. He taxed barons heavily and ignored their traditional rights. He was forced to sign the Magna Carta |
| King Edward I | Responsible for including more people in government. This body governing body was known as the Model Parliament |
| longbow | a large bow used for firing feathered arrows |
| crossbow | a medieval weapon made up of a bow that was fixed across a wooden stock and operated by a trigger |
| heretic | a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to the teachings of a church or other group |
| truce | an agreed upon halt in fighting |
| Hundred Year War | a series of wars fought by France and England between 1337 and 1453 |
| bubonic plague | a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas; also called the Black Death |
| Decline of Feudalism | the weakening of the economic and political system that deeloped in Europe during the Middle Ages |
| commoner | a person who is not of noble rank |
| Magna Carta | a written agreement from 1215 that limited the English King's power and strengthened the rights of nobles |
| habeas corpus | the principal that accused persons cannot be held in jail without the concent of a court |
| Joan of Arc | Person who inspired people of France to fight for their country |
