Chapter 13 pt. 2 (Norman conquest-feudalism) Flashcards
What was William I’s father?
Duke of Normandy
Who was the first king of the Norman conquest?
William I (william the conquerer)
Who was Edward the Confessor?
Harold II
What battle took place on Oct.14, 1066?
Battle of hastings
Who wins the battle of hastings?
William the conquerer
When/where was William the Conquerer crowned king?
Christmas day on Westminster Abbey
When was the Doomesday book written?
1068
When did William the conquerer die?
1087
Who was William the Conquerer’s son who took over?
WM. Rufus
When did WM. Rufus rule?
1087-1100
Who took over for WM Rufus?
Henry I
What did Henry I establish?
A treasury
Who ruled after Henry I died?
Plantagentenents
Where was Henry II from?
Anjou France
What did Henry II rule?
England and some provinces in France
What was Henry II’s Wife?
Elanor of Aquifang
What did Henry II make?
English Common Law
Who was the lionheart?
Richard I
When did Richard I rule?
1189-1199
Richard I was leader of what?
3rd Crusade
When did John I rule?
1199-1216
What did John I sign, when did he sign it, and where did he sign it?
Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede
What was feudalism?
Local govs. run by a lord
Who did the lord give land to?
Vassals
What did the vassals do in return for their land
Pledged Oath of Fealty
What could happen after signing the Oath of Fealty?
You could become a knight for military service
Who protected the vassals?
The lord
Who provided the lord with an income?
Vassals
What were fiefs?
Land?
How’d you get a fief?
They were hereditary
What was used in the Age of the Knight?
Feudal warfare
What did Knights have?
Mail, Armor, Lance
What was a manor?
The center of economic system
What made up a manor?
1 Village
What did the Lord have in the village?
Bighouse
The land that wasn’t owned by the lord belonged to whom?
Freeholders and Serfs
What were serfs?
Slaves bound to the land
What did a serf need to leave the Manor?
The Lord’s permission
What did serfs do for the lord?
Worked the land and provided for him
What did serfs provide?
eggs, pigs, and other goods
The manor was divided into what?
3 fields
How did they work the 3 fields?
Farmed 2 and kept one unplanted
What kind of farming was used on the manor?
Subsistence farming
What did they make improvements of?
The plough
What was work like for serfs?
Very difficult
What was the code of conduct made for the knights?
Chivalry
What did Chivalry represent?
Honor and loyalty
What did knights do to show chivalry?
Jousted
What is gallant
Showing courtesy to Women, especially those at court (fancy)
