Centralized Government In Medieval England

A lack of a centralized government can severely change a kingdoms’s stability and its ability to protect itself. This was evident in the medieval kingdoms in Europe. The changes in the political system, the economic changes, the social changes, and the changes in the stability of the kingdoms all played a part in the medieval kingdoms because of the lack of a necessary centralized government. Once the Carolingian Empire was divided after Charlemagne's death, there was much internal instability. The Carolingian rulers fought over which land was theirs, which allowed the local nobles to gain more power. This, along with invasions, caused the fall of the centralized government. The Carolingian Empire would cease to exist, and its centralized government would go with it. The end of this centralized government allowed for a new order to develop. When the people looked for protection, they found it with their wealthy, landowning nobles. The new system became known as feudalism. Feudalism allowed there to be a somewhat organized political and social order that would offer protection and land in return for needed military or farming service. Because of this new order, there were many new social changes to the society. The nobles who provided land were at the top of the society. Under them, there were …show more content…
Parliament was developed during this time. In Parliament, there were two knights from each county, two people from each town, and all the nobles and church leaders within England. This was eventually broken up into two more sections. The House of Lords was run by nobles and church leaders, and the House of Commons was run by the knights and the people from each town. In France, there were three different estates. They were the clergy, the nobles, and the commoners. These different social and political classes eventually made up the Estates-General. The Estates-General was the first Parliament in French