William The Conqueror Flashcards
define homage
a formal acknowledgement
define allegiance
loyalty
define contract
a formal agreement
define lord of the manor
the tenant of a noble, who has inherited the right to run a manor and profit from it
define freeholder
a person who owns his or her land
define
to exploit
to make selfish use of
who won the battle of Hastings and where were they from?
William the Conqueror won and they were from Normandy
what are the three F’s
fealty loyalty
fief land
faith religion
how were the free holders different than serfs?
serfs
- no rights
- couldn’t own land
- considered property
freeholders
-could own land
what did the king give to the nobles In exchange for their loyalty?
he parceled out all of the lands in the kingdom to the faithful nobles as fiefs, or estates
what did the nobles do in return for
the estats?
they promised their King loyalty
which meant loving up to a number of obligations like
-serve in Kings army (40 days a year)
-supply him with Knights in time of war
-serve in the Kings court
-had to give the king money on certain occasions (marriage, knightlihood)
who made up most of the population?
the commoners, freeholders and serfs, making up 90% of the population
how were the serfs and freeholder taken advantage of?
- no power
- maybe bad taxes
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