changes in lanholding 1071

Question 1

time period

Answer 1

1071

Question 2

anglo saxon landholding

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

norman landholding

Answer 3

• 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.

Question 4

two features of landholding under tenats in chief

Answer 4

-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

Question 5

two feautures of the change for peasants

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

similarities between anglo saxon and norman landholding

Answer 6

-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