norman england Flashcards
williams power in the feudal hierarchy
granted land and tax concessions, provided law and protection in return for loylaty and service
role of tennants in cheifs
granted land and privaldged to under-tennants, recived grants in return for knight service
role of under- tennants( vassals)
military service and tax relief in return for grants of land, provided land to be worked on by peasants
role of peasants
serviced the land and payed rent to the under- tennants
baron
a major landowner - often a tennant in cheif
fief or feud
land held by a vassal in return for a service
how did feudalism ensure military power
knights were expensive but he needed lots, the feudal system meant he didnt have to pay for them as he recived the service in return for land
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how did feudalism insure political power
it meant he could control barons who could become too powerful through grants, reliefs and forfeits.
how did feudalism effect peasants
it made sure the nobility stayed rich and in control, peasants were now bound to one lord
importance of the chruch
landowner, taught reading and writing, advised the king, deremined god will in court
why was archbishop stingand accused of corruption
he was bishop of canterbury and winchester so he was more wealthy, acussed of simony and wasnt in control
when was archbishop stingand replaced
in 1070 by archbishop lanfranc
how did archbishop lanfranc reform the chruch
made the archbishop of canterbury the head of the church and put the church under centralised control, held more church councils to push his reforms
what were some new rules in the church
preists were celibate and couldnt marry, clergy were tried in church courts, monks and nuns couldnt mix with ordianry people
how was norman society different to anglo- saxon society
freed slaves, bound pesants to lords, thegns replaced by vassals, earls replaced by normans and given less power
continuity with william in power
goverment process like writs continued, geld tax imposed by king, towns kept trading rights
changes with william in power
less trade with scandinavia, more trade with normandy, king had more power, anglo saxons removed from power, church reform, castles
how did william centralize power
church reforms, crown land, knight service, feudal sysrtehm and reducing the power of the earls
reagents
people who run england whilst he was in normandy
the first regents
odo of bayeux and william fitzobern in 1067- helped provoke anglo saxon resistance
lanfranc as a reagent
reliable, defeated revolt of the earls
how were sherriffs given more power
they could punish rebelliousness, took shares of tax collected, and kept profit made over the kings estate
why were sheriffs resented
they tried to get people to pay ore tax, involved in land grabs and upheld the law of the royal forests
what were the royal forests
making his his personal grounds for hunting, evicting local people
