Rewarding Followers Flashcards
1
Q
What did William do with the land and more specifically the land owners ?
A
He didn’t in fact take all the land and give it to his followers as he wanted to try and avoid spurring a rebellion
2
Q
What 4 measures did William raise to try and not provoke an English rebellion ? Think: laws, Morc+Edw, Thegns land and archbishops
A
- promised to rule within Edwards laws and to work with the surviving lords
- allowed Earls Morcar and Edwin to keep their titles and most of their land
- allowed English Thegns to buy their land back from him (only if they didn’t fight at Hastings)
- retained Stigand and Aldred as archbishops
3
Q
Why did William do these things ?
A
The decision where in hope that the English could see there was no point in rebelling as William was the legitimate heir as he provided continuity
4
Q
Why did William have to reward his followers ?
A
He had to show he was a man of his word and he was honorable
5
Q
How did he reward his followers ?
A
- gave his men the lands of the English who had died at Hastings
- he did still own the land but it was theirs aslong as they remained loyal if they did not he had no issue with taking it back
- William FitzOsbern received much of Harold Godwinson land in Wessex
