Lanfranc- A New Archbishop

Question 1

How did Lanfranc control and re organize the church- give three points. (These come under one point of making the church more efficient)

Answer 1

Regular councils
Control within bishoprics
Control of the whole English church

Question 2

Expand on ‘control of the whole English church’

Answer 2

Pre 1066 Archbishops of Canterbury+York had been equal
Lanfranc insisted he, as archbishop of Canterbury, was superior and controlled the Church

Question 3

Expand on regular councils

Answer 3

• He held regular councils of bishops
• Councils had previously been rare before 1066 but Lanfranc now held ten councils to discuss and impose Church reforms

Question 4

Expand on control within bishoprics

Answer 4

-Every bishop now had deputies called archdeacons who policed the bishopric
- they made sure they carried out their church duties correctly
- there had been few archdeacons pre 1066 and they had had little power

Question 5

Was the arrival of Lanfranc as new head of the church the only change ?

Answer 5

No
By the end of Williams reign all bishops bar one ( Wulfstan of Worcester) where Norman or French
Such as Thomas of Bayeux being the new Archbishop of York
They had fully normanised the church

Question 6

What where Lanfranc attitudes towards the pope and what did he say to the pope ?

Answer 6

-Although he personally disagreed with the popes reforms he made sure his influence in England didn’t decrease
- he did however tell the pope William was an independent king meaning he pope couldn’t reduce Williams power