williams control Flashcards
what was a marcher earldom
originally one single large earldom on the welsh border that william split into smaller earldoms
why did william create marcher earldoms
the earldom was too far away from londond and the earl would have too much power
why did william split the border earldom
make sure they were the strongest earldoms he had
why did william split the land for his followers
to reward them with land
how did william use the witan
replaced the anglo saxon witan with normans
what was the control of coinage
put his face on coins to show who was king
what was williams use of oath taking
people with land or power granted were required to swear on an oath
what was williams use of royal writs
they were official documents that made it difficult to go against william had the person signed
what was williams use of tax and law making
created laws and expected them to be carried out by knights earld and sheriffs
how did william handle taxes
kept fair taxes
how did william maintain his royal power in each region
travelled around and met with important families and officials
what did williams control over land ownership mean
took possession of all land and rewarded it
what was williams military piwer like
his military and castles established his dominany force as king
what was the doomsday book
a book he commissioned as a log of everything in england
what did the doomsday book consist of
land ownership, number of people, number of cattle, number of churches,
what was williams claim to the throne
edward promised it to him
why djd william often wear his crown in public
wanted people to know he was their king and what he looked like
what is the feudal system
the hierarchy of william 1
what was the role of a knight
guard property
40 days knight service
combat rebellions
what was the role of peasants
labour service- working the lords land in return for the use of the land
who was lanfranc
and archibishop who acted as williams regent
what was the role of the church
bishops and abbots well educated
bishops could develop laws
archibishops acted as the king’s representatives
what did william do with the anglo saxon church leaders after the 1068-71 rebellions
replace them with normans
what did lanfranc take over
control of the church of england
what were lanfrancs aims for the church
make the church organised
seperate church from political
priests live separate to community
brought normandy laws
how did the new norman church help william
made it difficult for rebellions to begin because it owned 1/4 land
taught them their king was good
why did william section land for himself and what was this called
‘forest’ for hunting
what was the forest law
hunting on land forbidden
damaging vegetation forbidden
offence to carry weapons
hunting dogs forbidden
clearing land forbidden
what was the significance of the forest
he could restrict peoples power and show his
what were norman sheriffs like
powerful
harsh punishments
more tax, more rich
maintained law
what was williams financial significance
tenants in chief didnt pay geld tax
heavy geld tax in 1084-86
what was williams legal significance
doomsday book sorted out legal disputes
what was williams military significance
william suspected a vikings attack and brought and housed thiusands of soliders from normandy
who was bishop odo
williams half brother
poor reputation
supported william
what power did odo have
earldom rewarded
gained control
why was odo in trouble
developed bad reputation for being cruel
what did william do about odos reputation
made give back stolen land and sent him to northumberland
how did odo react to being sent to northumberland
went against feudal system
william locked him up
what did odo do with his last chance
convinced william on his deathbed to release him
made a pact with his son to overthrow his second son
what was william like
became duke of normandy at 8, survived assassination attempts, religous, when his wife died he wept for days
what was williams relationship with his so robert like
9 children
nicknamed robert dump legs
had a huge fight
ran away
joined enemies
humiliated william by knocking off horse
matilda made reconciliation
what happened as a result of williams death in 1087
mass panic
left his naked corpse on the floor and stole his belongings
who did william give land to when he died
robert normandy
william rufus king and crowned by lanfranc
what was odos and roberts rebellion
robert wanted land
odo asked for roberts soldiers
england supported william II
odo taken prisoner
