Venn Diagram comparing English Monarchy to French Monarchy
English Monarchy *Had strong centralized government. * The ?Magna Carta? controlled the power of the king. * Uniform justice system, judges traveled enforcing King?s law. * Had a central treasury department. * Parliament had 2 houses: House of lords and commons. Similarities French Monarchy *Both European * Less centralized government Monarchies. c ompared to England. *Both had kings * Philip II had a semi as chief political figure. p ermanent royal army. *Both had power struggles * Louis IX had a dominant b etween kings, nobles, royal courts . and clergy. * Single currency system. *Both Monarchies Philip the Fair taxed clergy. had a form of *