Normans 2 Flashcards
how did William use terror to control England?
left some soldiers ( a garrison) at Hastings and took the rest of his army to Romney town to punish them for their role in killing Normans
burned town to ground and slaughtered inhabitants
families of those who died at Hastings land seized + disinherited
How did William use military presence to control England ?
By 1086, 48 large castle s
built for nobles
good method for defending yourself against angry locals
symbol of Norman oppression
huge compared to other buildings and towered about Saxon towns
how did William use patronage to control England ?
English lords swore oaths of allegiance to William were allowed to keep land
Harolds sons Edwin and Morcar allowed to keep titles and land
Aethling given land + earl ofd Northumbria Waltheof married Williams niece
how did william use legality to control England?
claimed he was rightful hier to throne
