norman churches and doomasday book Flashcards

1
Q

after1066

the 4 problems william thought the church had

A
  1. church officers and prayers were sold favouring the rich
  2. clergy were marrying hen they should be celibate
  3. churchjobs only giving to family/ friends who were not always qualified - nepotism
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2
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who was the archbishop of canterbury and regent

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lanfranc, he was extremely important

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3
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2 reforms lanfranc made

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  1. increasing bishop authority
  2. banning priests from getting married
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4
Q

what was the feudal system

what is homage

what is forfeiture

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land and work was given to the lower people and in return money and loyalty were given to the higher people

ceremony were u swear loyalty to someone.

when land user didnt provide service required of them so they had to pay a fine

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5
Q

3 features of a castle

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motte- a 5-7 metre high mound of dirt
lookout point- wooden tower used by archers
gatehouse- controlled the access to the catle

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6
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the difference in landholding in norman england and anglo england

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norman - king owned all land. people payed tax, called relief. when landholder died the heir had to show loyalty to the king before getting land back
people owned their own land

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7
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what were the marcher eldoms

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8
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3 differences between anglo and norman churches

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material - normans from stone, anglos from wood
scale - normans very massive a to tell anglos normans were there to stay
style - normans very romanesque style e.g arched windows

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9
Q

in 1085 william ordered his advisers to do a survey of england about what? (4)

doomsday book was completed in 1086

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who held what land, amount of cattle people had, what taxes were owed and whether they could pay it back to the king

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10
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why did william order the creation of the doomsday book

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solidified normans legal ownership, showed normans were taking over england, seeing how many soldiers he had in case of a battle

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11
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what was the order of the feudal system

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william (king)
tenants in chief
sub-tenants (knights)
peasants

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12
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why was the feudal system created

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to get loyalty. he took all the land into his own ownership, giving it out to his loyal supporters as rewards, once they got things they owed obligations

specifically land taken from anglos given to norman nobles

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13
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2 main changes of legal system under the normans ruling

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king (william) had much more power
churches had much more power

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