anglo saxon 6 Flashcards
how did william centralise power
crown lands - he kept much more land than edward
knights- all troops owed loyalty to king
feudal system - everyone who worked on the land depended on the king
why did william have to appoint regents
he was now ruling england and normandy
how did the role of the sheriff change from anglo saxon rule to norman rule
sheriff was appointed to manage the kings land in the earldom - sheriffs had much more power and answered only to the king
why were some sheriffs resented
sheriffs had responsibilities of stamping out english rebelliousness
sheriffs took a share of the revenue
sheriffs were involved in many land grabs
what was the forest
william extended the hunting land he had by taking land from other landholders and changing it into a forest
what was the significance of the forest
people suffered just so william had land to hunt
harsh punishments for breaking forest laws such as blinding
forest became a source of royal revenue from fines
what was the domesday book
in 1085 william ordered an investigation of the landholdings of each shire, taxes owed etc
what are some domesday facts
13400 names are recorded
estimated population of 2 million
what was a financial use of the domesday book
meant the king could see who could pay more tax
what was a military use of the domesday book
it is suggested the domesday book was used so the king could see how many knights could fight against viking threat
when was latin used
for all official writing
when was norman french spoken
spoken by ruling elites such as bishops
when was english spoken
written only rarely
spoken by ordinary people - peasants
what did the norman aristocrat do with money which was different to anglo saxons
anglo saxon aristocrat put money into wealthy clothing and jewellery
normans put their money into buildings such as churches
give two features of the career of bishop odo
odo contributed 100 ships to williams invasion
odo fought at the battle of hastings
odo was made co regent of england
why was there a revolt in 1077-80
william bullied his eldest son, robert, and didnt let him have any power in normandy
give two features of roberts revoltin 1077
roberts younger brother played a prank on him that led to a fight
robert was angry william didnt punish him
tried to take control of rouen castle
what were some key events of the 1088 rebellion
1087 - odo was released from prison
1088- odo led a rebellion against william 2 for robert
majority of england supported william 2
odo and his brother took refuge in a castle and waited for roberts support
robert never arrived and odo was exiled
