The French monarchy began as a strip of present-day north central France. The process of establishing a stable monarchy began when Hugh Capet, the Count of Paris, was elected King by a group of feudal lords. The Capetian dynasty made the French crown hereditary, as well as seizing feudal lands to centralize power under the king. These actions were the first true departure from feudalism in France. As the French continued to add to their lands, French monarchs set up an efficient royal bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is a group of officials who govern through departments. This division by departments allowed for more control of each aspect of governing the French. Since all bureaucrats answered to the kings, the king's power and control increased. The French developed a royal court to act as a fairer alternative to the medieval trial by ordeal. The French did not believe in the practice of common law, therefore, the French king, who resided over the royal c

To compare two, we can first examine how the 2 countries gained power. France gained power by giving equal consideration to all classes and distributing that power so that all classes were involves, while the king remained the absolute. England, on the other hand, gained power by allowing the upper class to participate in the government, however ignoring the involvement of the common people, until the Magna Carta. Next we must examine how they kept their power, and ways they lost any power. France kept their power through involvement. France allowed all classes to take part in the bureaucracy, and allow them to make changes and have their voices heard via the Estates General. However, England didn't begin to include common people in government until the power of the king began to decrease upon conflict with the French, the church, and the nobles. This is seen by the reformation of the Parliament, as well as the need for the Magna Carta. Furthermore, it seems that England wasn't an absolute monarchy for as long as perceived. The Magna Carta allowed the nobles to "blackmail" the king, since he was now a subject of his own laws. This gave the nobles more power prior to the Parliament, proving that the King John lacked absolute power, rather than the perceived transformation after the reformation of the Parliament. Given the facts, we can see that France handled their power most effectively, as the monarch was at a constant gain (prior to the French Revolution). We can also see that the equal participation practiced by the French allows for power to be handled most effectively. And for the most part, seeing how William the Conqueror was French, the French took part in establishing the English monarchy.

ourt, was regarded as a symbol of justice, thus increasing his power and control. Under this royal law, it was expected that all royal officials recognize and abide by all local customs, unless those customs interfered with royal justice. The tactics of previous king's greatly increased loyalty to the king. This loyalty was necessary when Philip I came in conflict with the church. Philip wanted to have the power to tax the clergy and appoint bishops. This conflict with the church was a very large step in separating from the feudalist power of the church. People were turning to a monarch rather than the church as a source of power, and in many conflicts between them, the monarc

Some common words found in the essay are:
France French, Henry II, Magna Carta, House Commons, King John, Book William's, French French, England William, Count Paris, France England, magna carta, king john, gained power, king's power, conflict church, common people, power handled, 2 countries, loyalty king, power king, equals modern world, handle power equals, countries handle power, fund wars france, subject own laws,
Approximate Word count = 1611
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)