Land Changes/ William Adding To His Control Flashcards
What did changes in land ownership make William
More powerful and rebellion less likely
What must anglo Saxons do to redeem land
Pay William and their heirs would have to pay the king to inherit the land
What did English thegns become the tenants of
The Norman’s
What would happen when a thegn died
A Norman would inherit their land and not the thegns children
What did many thegns do
Left England to work as mercenaries in Europe amd those that stayed were forced to obey their lords
What would happen if a land owner died without an heir
Their land went back to the king and those who acted against the king could forfeit their land
Peasants now had Norman lords what were they like
Most likely stricter about peasants meeting obligations
What became more rare about the ceorls
They weren’t as likely to be able to leave a lord and go and rent land from another
Norman lords worked to reduce the independence of ceorls
What did Norman propaganda stress
William was the rightful successor to Edward
What happened at the royal ceremonies
William began a new ceremony of being seen wearing his crown 3 times a year at events were he also consulted his witan
What happened with coinage
Williams coins featured his image reinforcing his role as the king
What appeared on Williams writs
His image also appeared on the royal seal of his writs which he used to issue orders across the land
Anglo Saxon writ system was designed to maintain royal power across England and William used this system a lot
What did William do with oath taking
He held oath taking ceremonies in which landholders swore their allegiance to William as the king
What did journeys around England do for William
By travelling to different parts William could show himself as a king to his subjects
He could also show favour to important subjects by visiting them and holding talks
What did anglo Saxons feel about Williams great military strength
Although they respected a good warrior ideally the king should show wisdom in their law making and mercy in the treatments of their subjects e.g Edward was respected for living on the revenues of his own estates rather than benefitting from frequent geld taxes
