norman churches and doomasday book Flashcards
after1066
the 4 problems william thought the church had
- church officers and prayers were sold favouring the rich
- clergy were marrying when they should be celibate
- church jobs only giving to family/ friends who were not always qualified - nepotism
who was the archbishop of canterbury and regent
lanfranc, he was extremely important
2 reforms lanfranc made
- increasing bishop authority
- banning priests from getting married
what was the feudal system
what is homage
what is forfeiture
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
3 features of a castle
motte- a 5-7 metre high mound of dirt
lookout point- wooden tower used by archers
gatehouse- controlled the access to the catle
the difference in landholding in norman england and anglo england
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
what were the marcher eldoms
3 differences between anglo and norman churches
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
in 1085 william ordered his advisers to do a survey of england about what? (4)
doomsday book was completed in 1086
who held what land, amount of cattle people had, what taxes were owed and whether they could pay it back to the king
why did william order the creation of the doomsday book
solidified normans legal ownership, showed normans were taking over england, seeing how many soldiers he had in case of a battle
what was the order of the feudal system
william (king)
tenants in chief
sub-tenants (knights)
peasants
why was the feudal system created
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
2 main changes of legal system under the normans ruling
king (william) had much more power
churches had much more power
