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King William Ruffus was murdered leaving no heir to the throne. Henry Plantagent was brought from France to be the next King with Eleanor to be his wife. The Knights Templar returned from Jerusalem to England and built castles and churches. | King William Ruffus was murdered leaving no heir to the throne. Henry Plantagent was brought from France to be the next King with Eleanor to be his wife. The Knights Templar returned from Jerusalem to England and built castles and churches. | ||
| '''1216 King John and the Magna Carter ''' King John replaced Henry and ruled by absolute monarchy. King John retained all the land and power unto himself. The barons and earls who officated over the shires rebelled against King John. The Lords of the shires all met and wrote up the Magna Carter. By signing the Magna Carter in 1216, King John was force to give up land and power to the Lords of the shires. The Magna Carter gave representation into parilament from each shire. | ||
''' Parilament. '''The Lords of the shires established parilament as the House of the Lords. The House of Commons was established giving the gentry class two representatives from each shire. These representatives were usually knights or esquires. | |||
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