Ways William gained control

Question 1

What was England divided up into in Anglo Saxons

Answer 1

Earlsdoms

Question 2

In what year was waltheof replaced by Norman’s

Answer 2

1076

Question 3

By what year where all senior positions go church held by Norman’s

Answer 3

1096

Question 4

Why did William end up replacing all Anglo Saxon earls

Answer 4

Lack of loyalty

Question 5

What was the basis of the Norman feudal system

Answer 5

William gave out land as a reward

Question 6

Give 3 examples of how the Norman feudal system was a change

Answer 6

-land ownership remained with king
-barons given land and titles in return for loyalty
-barons gave protection shelter food and sometimes land to
knights
-knights gave peasants food protection and shelter in return for working on fields and military service

Question 7

What were the people who owned land in Norman England called

Answer 7

Tenants in chief or barons

Question 8

How much land do church own by 1086

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

What was subinfeudation

Answer 9

Tenants in chief could reward followers with small grants of land

Question 10

Give 4 examples of earldoms in 1050

Answer 10

Mercia // Northumbria // Wessex // east anglia

Question 11

3 examples of earldoms William created

Answer 11

Chester Hereford and Kent

Question 12

Scutage

Answer 12

A taxation knights could pay to avoid military service to king

Question 13

Fiscal feudalism

Answer 13

Land given by king in return for oaths of fealty

Question 14

How did bishop Odo help William rule

Answer 14

Was his regents

Question 15

2 examples of how Robert of mortain helped William rule

Answer 15

He gave William the use of ships for invasion of England and fought for William in 1069 against danish invaders

Question 16

How did William FitzsObern help William rule (2)

Answer 16

• helped William recruit soldiers for Hastings

- served as regent during harrying of north

Question 17

Two examples of how William controlled wales

Answer 17

William FitzObern became a marcher Lord to control he built castles and garrisons in Monmouth // Clifford // Wigmore

Question 18

What is a geld

Answer 18

A tax

Question 19

What was the domesday survey

Answer 19

-a list to find out how much people owned so they could raise more taxes

Question 20

Name 3 reasons the Domesday book helped William to gain control

Answer 20

• formal written record at the start of feudal system and helped William to get as much money as possible from taxes
• William could legalise and record arguments over ownership of land

Question 21

How much land did the domesday survey show William and his family owned

Answer 21

20%

Question 22

3 examples of the questions the domesday book asked

Answer 22

Who holds land in 1086 ?
How many hides where there ?
How many animals were there?

Question 23

Why did the survey become known as the domesday book

Answer 23

In the twelfth century the survey was seen as being equal to Gods authority on judgement day

Question 24

What was the population of England in 1086

Answer 24

1.5 - 2 million