medieval: c800-c1500 Flashcards
when and why did vikings want to migrate to england
800s- to look for treasure, gold, silver, jewels, fertile land, farms, expand
when and why did normans want to migrate to england
1066-invasion, william wanted to be king of england
when and why did the jews want to migrate to england
1070- economic, to work, invited
when and why did low countries/lombardy want to come to england
1200-1300- economic, better life, work, wool traders
what was the experience of vikings with anglo saxons/england
negative- they invaded/violent, positive- shared their knowledge/peaceful.
they brought stories to england, replaced english king with king cnut, shared their skills
what was the experience of normans with anglo saxons/england
negative- invaded and did not take care of the people. The Harrying of the North- brutally attacked north, Feudal system, Domesday book, people rebelled a lot
what was the experience of jews with anglo saxons/england
positive to negative-at first welcomed, people became jealous and disliked them as they were non-christians. made us of money-lending skills, settled in towns/trading ports, helped economy, autonomy- made synagogues, anti semitism
what was the experience of lombardy with anglo saxons/england
positive- highly respected/rich. special status of royal protection, hugely successful/wealthy, christians like english, loaned money to kings.
what was the experience of lombardy with anglo saxons/england
positive- contributed to economy. settled into south, own skills/knowledge, autonomy- taught english their skills (weavers) very successful
what was the impact of the vikings in england
changed english language; egg, cake, sister
what was the impact of the normans in england
landscape- huge castles in countryside, burnt areas in north so now land is unfertile; land ownership- feudal system, 1807 only 2 english land owners, slavery abolished; church-replaced 16 saxon bishops with normans; language- new words introduced (pork, beef); laws- forest laws protected williams hunting, murdrum was a fine
what was the impact of the jews in medieval england
economic- money used to build castles, tower of london etc. and weapons; lent money to local people/businesses/merchants to help trade/building/business
what was the impact of the weavers from low countries in england
cloth exported/ became world famous, main source of englands wealth, trade grew, economy moved from primary to secondary
what was the impact of the lombardy in england
loaned money to help finance trade, construction helped fund english forces in hundred year’s wars, started to turn london into international financial market
