Work Booklet 1 - Migration in Medieval Britain Flashcards
Danelaw time
865
When did the first Viking raid take place?
793
When did The Vikings invade York?
866
1069?
Harrying of the North
Domesday book?
1085-William Conquerer
When were Jews expelled?
1290
Black death
1349-100,000 people killed
Peasants Revolt
1381
Expulsion
forcing people out of England
‘letter of denization’
granted permission to be in England
alien
foreign person
immigration
moving to live in a foreign country
why did the vikings migrate
only eldest songs got lands leaving others with nothing
no fertile land
impress odin- God of war
take advantage of Englands richness- trade and wealth
why did the normans migrate
had opportunities for royalty
William tookover so Normans followed
easy: geographical links, cultural links
wh
why did jews and European merchants migrate
more job opprtunities/opportunities
William wanted money-moneylenders
what events and experiences happened in Britain during the Vikings
intermarriage
regular raids around the coast capturing goods and slaves
tookover york in 867 knocked down buildings and killed anglo saxons
minted silver coins
became christains
trade links that were discovered making it easier for Vikings to win raids
what events and experiences happened in england during the normans
William Duke of Normandy won Battle of Hastings -1066
improved anglo saxons life by 20%-30% - 1120s slavery was banished
Domesday book- tax fairly
Had an enormous influence on castles and churches-1000 built futures were then easier
rewrote law codes in French
What were the events and experiences of Jews and European merchants
Licorica was an active moneylender with other Jews-lent to royal family
faced anti-semitism
blood libels- accused of murder
welcomed by William
thought of as witches
what was the impact of vikings in england
danelaw
violence and pillage-murders towards anglo saxons
‘harrying of heathen’- first viking attack- Ivar Boneless- king alfred then agreed truce with Guthrum
pagan race - Odin
minted coins promoted viking ecomony -‘coinage’
reconstructed roman walls
what was the impact of the normans in england
normans became royalty-no heir
changed language and laws
William imprisoned and executed anglo saxons who resisted
rewarded only normans with land
change of culture and political landscape of england
what impact did the jews and european merchants have on England
believed to have started the plague - witches and cleanliness
money gave used to build castles
faced anti-semitism which is injustice
‘blood libels’
banned from England 18th July 1290 - Edict of Expulsion
