The Norman Church And Monasticism

Question 1

What were clerks

Answer 1

Church secretaries

Question 2

What was a record keepers job

Answer 2

To keep records and write things down for the church or king
Most of society couldn’t write at that time

Question 3

Were local priests considered important in Anglo Saxon times

Answer 3

No they largely lived as peasants

Question 4

What was the type of Christianity they followed at the time

Answer 4

Catholicism

Meaning the church and the pope played a massive role in their lives

Question 5

What was one of the most important statuses in society

Answer 5

A bishop

They were even included in the witan

Question 6

How much of the land did the church own in Anglo Saxon life

Answer 6

Around 25%

Question 7

Who was the arch bishop of Canterbury when William first came to England

Answer 7

Stigand

He ruled from 1052- 1070

Question 8

What was a problem with stigand

Answer 8

He was corrupt
He used his position of power to increase personal wealth one example being he would dictate a persons position in the church based on how much they payed him
He was a terrible example of Christianity

Question 9

What did William do to the English church

Answer 9

He normanised it, introducing Norman bishops and arch bishops
He also got rid of stigand, replacing him with lanfranc

Question 10

When did lanfranc become arch bishop

Answer 10

August 1070

Question 11

Why did William like lanfranc

Answer 11

He was Italian then moved to France (not Anglo Saxon)
He centralised power to himself and William
He controlled every aspect of the church

Question 12

Who were the only two people who could control lanfranc

Answer 12

The pope and William

Question 13

Who was left in charge in the earls revolt in 1075

Answer 13

Arch bishop lanfranc

Question 14

How did lanfranc spread Normanism in the church

Answer 14

He introduced an arch deacon to each diocese (region controlled by a bishop) to overlook the priests
This placed the members of the church at a higher position to those in the rest of society, before priests had been peasants too but now they weren’t
He rebuilt Anglo Saxon churches

Question 15

What was lanfranc the arch bishop of

Answer 15

Canterbury

Question 16

What did the church try to do in 1078

Answer 16

The pope tried to increase his power at the expense of Williams, demanding that only they could control who was appointed in the church, not William
This drastically decreased Williams influence on the church

Question 17

What was a method lanfranc used to get rid of many Anglo Saxon priests

Answer 17

He introduced celibacy to the English church
Many of the Anglo Saxon priests were already married to therefore hadn’t abided by this rule giving him an excuse to kick them out

Question 18

What was the separate judicial system introduced in 1076 and what did it do

Answer 18

It was the introduction of church courts and it meant that the clergy could only be tried under a separate system judged by monks and priests

Question 19

What were some punishments that would be issued by church courts

Answer 19

Pilgrimages

A confession to cleanse the soul

Question 20

What sort of crimes would church courts look at

Answer 20

Blasphemy
Adultery
Failing to attend mass or church ceremonies
Simony (abuse of one’s position in the church)
Incest (very common in those times, eg marrying your cousin)

Question 21

What is the word for church related things

Answer 21

Ecclesiastical

Question 22

What were come of William rufus’ conflicts with the church

Answer 22

He was more interested in money than Catholicism
Due to him not marrying or having any heirs and having many close male companions, it was suggested he was a homosexual, something the Catholic Church was preaching against at the time

Question 23

Explain the significance of saint- Calais to the relationship between William ii and the church

Answer 23

He was a close advisor to rufus and very trusted, however was implicated in the plot of bishop odo
William refused to have him tried at church court, however he eventually was anyway, with it being led by lanfranc, causing William to not like him much ngl

Question 24

Who succeeded lanfranc and when

Answer 24

Anselm in 1093, four years after lanfrancs death

Question 25

Why did William not immediately replace lanfranc

Answer 25

He though that if he ruled over England as the arch bishop too, he could also obtain the large amount of land and money the church owned
Anselm did not want to be archbishop

Question 26

What caused William to appoint anselm

Answer 26

He fell in in 1093 at alveston

Question 27

Did amselm originally want to be archbishop? Why or why not??

Answer 27

No because of ill health

Question 28

What were anselms conditions for becoming bishop

Answer 28

All land to be returned back to the church
He must become spiritual advisor under the king
William must acknowledge the current popes authority as pope

Question 29

Did William agree to anselms conditions

Answer 29

He did but didn’t return all of the land back to the archbishpric