changes in lanholding 1071 Flashcards
time period
1071
anglo saxon landholding
bookland- lords granted out land to their followers who were given a charter to show their right to the land. this could be passed on to heirs or sold to others.
leases- land was loaned to someone for money. it was loaned for a set period of time..
both types off land carried duties-(every five hides=one soldier)and geld tax was charged on both lands.
-if someone failed to carry out obligations or fail to pay tax they could loose their land
-when a new thegn took over the land they had to pay tax to the lord.
norman landholding
- there was only one landowner-the king. everyone now only had tenure to the king.
anglo saxon holders usually had to redeem the land they held back from william- meant paying for the right to use their own land.
-when william granted land to his followers they did not have to redeem it -if they died without an heir then the land would go back to the king - if heir then they would have to pay tax to the king.
two features of landholding under tenats in chief
-the tenant-in-chief were allowed to reallocate land when a thegn died because the tenants-in-chief had their own followers to reward they make their followers heirs to the thegns land.
-they could disposes their thegns who acted against them or failed to fulfill their obligations to the lord
two feautures of the change for peasants
- The life of peasant farmers worsened in Norman England- Tenants-in-chief worked peasant farmers harder than Anglo-Saxon thegns and earls had. Norman lords wanted to earn more money from the land.
In Norman times, ceorls:
Decreased in numbers. Some ceorls retained their land, but this was rare Were brought under the control of Norman tenants-in-chief
similarities between anglo saxon and norman landholding
-Landholders continued using the lease system of land tenure. William became the landowner of England
-Similar to the bookland system, landholders could pass down land to heirs
-Landholders could lose their land if they did not make their financial responsibilities