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england France Homework Help Government History by Big BWith the beginning of the Middle Ages, most of the European monarchs began to transform from simple chieftains and feudal lords to develop the idea of Absolute monarchy. But to do this they had to do several things. The king had to control his nobles. To many nobles, a king was just another noble that everyone agreed was in charge and to resolve disputes amongst his nobles. So the king, to keep his power had to conslidate his power. To consolidate his power the king disbanded many of the private armies of his nobles. Most feudal kings relied on the nobles to provide soldiers, usually common farmers that worked the land for the nobles or the estates of the king and church. But with the middle ages, we see the professional development of armies, employed by the state. We also see the king taking control of the finances. Usually the feudal system had farmers working lands, nobles paying loyalty to the king and money raised stayed in the hands of the landowning nobles and the church - leaving the king very dependant on the nobles for money and support - unless the king had an income himself in estates. A change happens when medieval kings move away from this system to make themselves independent of the church and the nobles - the king starts to develop much more efficient ways of receiving income thru levying of taxes to pay for development of armies. The centralisation of income raising from nobles to the king also provides for the greater wealth of the king - which in turn allows the king to build monuments and castles - a show of his true power. The king consolidates his power also in building alliances thru marriages with other royal families. england and France as well as Germany intermarry. This allows the king to not only have alliances with other countries, but thru marriages children and possibly an heir is born - further consolidating royal power by allowing the king to pass his power on to his own family - his own sons. By consolidating his power, the king can keep his nobles and the powerful Catholic church in check - at a time when the state and the Church are arguing over who really rules. |
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england France Homework Help Government History by brooke b What steps were necessary to centralize governments in england and france?? PLEASE HELP! |
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