How did Norman Conquest change everyday life PART 2 Flashcards
1
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Land norman aristocracy
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//CHANGES//
- William kept control of land and divided it amongst followers
- new social class = knights could become lord of manors
- earldoms dissolved so power could reduce
2
Q
Land pesants
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//CHANGES//
-new foreign lord of the manor
//CONTINUITY//
-everyday life remained the same
3
Q
New laws Norman Aristocracy
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//CHANGES// -trial by jury introduced only for Norman aristocracy //CONTINIUITY// -William impressed by Anglo Saxon minting system so introduced the minting system ( even. introducing minting and exchequer to Normandy)
4
Q
New Laws peasants
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//CHANGE//
- forest laws meant that they could not hunt to sustain diet
- murdrum fines
5
Q
Castles Norman Aristocracy
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//CHANGES//
- establish status and protect lords form anglo saxon
- centre of trade and commerce (business)
6
Q
Castles peasants
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//CHANGES//
- rapid construction impressed but also intimidated peasants
- land seized and cleared for castles
- many blacksmiths and carpenters worked within caste wars and were safe from attack
7
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language Norman Aristocracy
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//CHANGES//
-norman French used in law and government
//CONTINUITY//
-language religion still Latin
8
Q
Language Peasants
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//CHANGES// -Norman words kept into everyday language eg arrow//bow //veal //CONTINUITY// -peasants continued to speak English
9
Q
who benefited from the construction fo new castles in England
A
craftsmen
