Normans Flashcards
When did Edward take over as King Of England
1041
What year did the Godwins rebel against Edward
1051
What happened after the rebellion of Harold Godwinson
Edward named William of Normandy his successor
What happened in late 1050s
Harold Godwinson was made sub-regulus (he could rule in the King’s place)
three reasons for the harrying of the north in 1069
to prevent vikings of using yorkshire as a base for future attacks
as a warning to other england areas
destroy spirit of rebellion
what happened in harrying of north
100 000 died from starvation
no more rebellions in north, after 1071 no further anglo-saxon rebellions
after 20 years, yorkshire still hadn’t recovered
people thought of william as too sinful and began to dislike him
how many towns and villages visited in domesday book
13418
how many barons did norman kings have
200
three things rich did in norman villages vs poor people
rich did not do physical labour
ate roast meat such as pheasant and partridge
income produced by peasants
poor had to work long hours,
eat porridge called pottage
ate using their fingers
three features of a norman cathedral
built in a cross
romanesque architecture
on a hill to show intimidation
three features of anselm
replaced lanfranc as archbishop of canterbury in 1093. demanded all lost lands were returned to the church but Rufus refused.
1095: rufus blocked him from travelling to rome so that the pope couldn’t formally make him archbishop
council of rockingham was called to decide on the matter. in the end, william allowed the pope to finally recognise him
three features of calais
st calais promised to send troops to fight a rebellion against william rufus in 1088 but never showed up so was put on trial for treason
disagreement whether he should be tried in church or secular court
found guilty by a secular court and exiled in 1088
church before 1066
everyone had to pay a tax called a tithe to the church: villagers gave a tenth of what they produced
religious leaders were as powerful as kings
positions in church were sold (simony)
rebellion of welsh border
1067: thegn started to revolt with the support of welsh princes
launched another attack in 1069 due to failing
william defeated them in battle
rebellion of exter
1068 - city held out rebellion for 18 days but forced to surrender due to the army
king built castle on highest ground
