norman villages Flashcards
towns and villages, working life, houses, impacts, domesday book, feudal system, terror, patronage, military presence and control
what were towns and villages liek beofre 1066
- overcrowded
- churches and religious houses
- thegns gave land
what were burgesses
town citizens
AS what did burgesses do
- responsible as watchmen, paid taxes, helped town militia
- amount og growth depended on burgesses ex lincoln had 970
how amny inhibitants in londo according to domesday book
10 000
N how much land kept by the lord
25 - 35 %
tithe =
10 % tax paid by peasanet
sherriffs =
oversaw administration in each shire
N = what were houses like
- dark one room no windows
- manour houses made of stone
- demense = land owned by lord
what was the impact of normans on trade
- increase in trade as norman rulers have greater links with mainland europe
how mnay salt houses in droitwhich
13
short term impact of the norman conquest
- houses demolished
- freedom declines
- taxes increased
long term impacts of normans
- increased security
- strenghtened european linls
- boosted economy
how mnay homes demolsihed in london
166
how did freedom decline
couldnt afford increased taxes and rent meant you became a villien
villeins had little freedom
example of destrcution
harrying of the north
how did security increase logn term
saxons constantly had incasions, normans controlled threat of incasion so trade also increased
how much land did william own according to domesday book
20 %
DMS B how much land did church own
25 %
DMS B total population
between 1.5 and 2 million
what did the domesday book ensure, how did it help william keep ontrol
- he got as much money as possible from taxes
- better informed as to where to raise tax
- showed how much wealth the population had
- saw how they could correctly tax areas
- formal record of time feudal system was created was formed
FS how was there an increased power of patronage and assert control over tenants
he controlled fees when tenants died and redistributed land when no male heir
FS by when was waltheof beheaded
1076
by 1076 how many englishmen holding direct land from the king were there
2
when were ther only 2 enlgishmen holding direct land from the king
1076
who helped william run land
william kept the land and baorns helped him run
a) how mnay norman barons and bishops compared to anglo saxon thegns
b) what did this mean
a) 200 norman
4000 thegns
b) william had more trust could trsut them mroe
what is promigeniture
land returned to lord if no male heir if tenant died
how many castles 1086
48 large castles and hundred of smaller ones
- showed defense and norman oppresison
patronage =
english lords had to swear oath to willaim
