Quick Revision Summary Of Topic

Question 1

How did Harold prepare for Williams invasion?

Answer 1

Marched to London covering 200 miles in 4-5 days

Question 2

How did William prepare better than Harold?

Answer 2

Choose Pevensy as a place to land as it was safe for the army and supplies and he could erect castles to provide further defence

Question 3

How did William secure his position while Harold was still up north?

Answer 3

Build flat pack castles, refuelled his army, plundered and choose the bottom of Senlac hill

Question 4

How were the Anglo Saxons defeated

Answer 4

The normans used feigned retreat breaking Harold’s shield wall and causing his death

Question 5

Give a rebellion William faced?

Answer 5

Harrying of the North

Question 6

How did William still have to fight to make himself king of England after Hastings?

Answer 6

Through using terror, military presence, patronage (bribes for loyalty), concessions (giving enemies what they want so they support you) and legality

Question 7

Give an example of how rebellions became more serious in 1068

Answer 7

Ralph, earl of Norfolk was able to revolt as he inherited most of his father’s land and titles

Question 8

In 1069, how did William harshly Deal with the Harrying of the North?

Answer 8

Injured 100,000

Made 80% of Yorkshire a wasteland

Question 9

How did William build castles to prevent rebellion?

Answer 9

By 1100 all castles were made of stone and protected the nobility from angry peasants

Question 10

When was the last English rebellion over by?

Answer 10

1071

Question 11

Why did the Harrying of the North fail?

Answer 11

They had poor planning
the Danes didn’t arrive on time
Archbishop excommunicated Roger until he dropped plans for revolt

Question 12

How was Edward influenced by the Godwin family?

Answer 12

Harold Godwinson was his half brother

Question 13

Why was Harold Godwinson king after Edward?

Answer 13

He sometimes governed the country on his behalf and so the witan deemed him most appropriate

Question 14

Why did William duke of Normandy claim the throne?

Answer 14

He was a distant cousin of Edward through his mum Emma and claimed he was promised the throne by Edward

Question 15

Why was Harold Hardrada claimant to the throne?

Answer 15

Claimed the previous king Canute promised him the throne

Question 16

What was land distribution like under the Normans?

Answer 16

The church earned 25% of land and William earned only 20%, Norman aristocracy earned 25% and the remaining 30% belonged to 250 people

Question 17

What features of AS government did William keep and what did he add?

Answer 17

Trial courts but added sheriffs and trial by combat

Question 18

How did William commission the domesday survey in 1085?

Answer 18

Sent trusted commissioners around the country and was written by monks or scribes in Latin

Question 19

What did William try to make the legal system more uniform across the country?

Answer 19

Introduced the Norman feudal system

Question 20

How did daily life in villages stay the same?

Answer 20

Peasants were given small areas of land
Animals and people lived in one hut
25 to 30% of the village was for the Lord

Question 21

What were the major differences between the life and the diet of the poor and rich?

Answer 21

The rich ate a lot of meat and was unhealthy

The poor mainly ate porridge, vegetables, bread and drank beer

Question 22

How is life in towns different to life in villages?

Answer 22

Villages were centres of trade

Question 23

How did the Norman conquest have a significant impact on towns?

Answer 23

Trade links between England and France were improved

Question 24

What were the economic consequences of the Norman conquest?

Answer 24

Compensations to deaths became payable to the king instead of the family affected so he could gain more money

Question 25

How did William aim to reform the church?

Answer 25

By appointing Norman Archbishop Lanfranc

Question 26

What reforms did Lanfranc introduce from 1070?

Answer 26

He ended marriage amongst clergy
Move cathedrals to towns and cities with larger populations
Introduced a new church hierarchy

Question 27

How did William Rufus have bad relations with the church?

Answer 27

Use geld taxes to extract money from the church

Had arguments with Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury who then fled in 1097

Question 28

How did William the first have good relations with the pope

Answer 28

Both the Pope and William wanted to get rid of simony, enforce celibacy and remove Englishmen from powerful roles in the church as the pope was scared they were corrupt and as William didn’t trust them

Question 29

How did the Normans drastically change church buildings?

Answer 29

They added cathedrals to monasteries

They used Romanesque design in their architecture

Question 30

How did the use of language transform under the Normans?

Answer 30

Nobility mainly spoke Anglo-French

Peasants still spoke English

Question 31

How did monasteries have a significant impact on education?

Answer 31

They taught for ages below 10 to university

Question 32

What monistic reforms did lanfranc introduce in 1077?

Answer 32

Structured monks lives
Changed the liturgy (words at service)
Made strict rules about creating saints

Question 33

How did reforms dramatically increase Monasticism?

Answer 33

Between 1066 to 1135 the number of monks and nuns increased from 1000 to 5000
The number of religious houses grew from around 60 to 250