changes to landownership under the Normans Flashcards
after the Anglo-Saxon rebeollions, what did William decide about who should own the land
it should be normans, nor anglo saxons as they couldnt be trusted
how did william take land away from the Anglo-Saxons to give to his men
if they acted against the king in any way he confiscated their land, sometimes anglo saxons would do very little wrong, but william still said they forfited land
who would often illegally steal land from the Anglo-Saxons
sheriffs
did william do anything to punish these sheriffs
very little
what % of the land was owned by Anglo-Saxons in 1087
5%
the land taken from the anglo-saxons were given to normans called…
high ranking nobles, usually barons, that were given large regions of England to control these areas of land were called fiefs
did the norman landowners (tenants in chief) have to pay tax
no
sometimes they did , when was this
when inheriting land from their fathers
did the remaining anglo saxons have to pay tax on their land
yes, high taxes
what did many anglo saxons have to do if they couldnt afford to pay their taxes
they often had to sell
what could a norman tenant in chief now do if a theng dies in his territory
prevent the land going to Anglo Saxon heir and give to whoever the tenants in chiefs wants usually a friend or ally
was this legal
yes
what did this result in relation to the theng class
the thengs were destroyed as a class
what happened to the cerlos after the normans took over
became very rare
