Continuity and change in Norman government

History

Anglo-Saxon kingship

Edward the Confessor, the Godwins and William of Normandy

Edward the Confessor's death and the claimants to the throne

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Battle of Hastings

Reasons for William's victory in 1066

The submission of London in 1066

Establishing control: new earls and earldoms

Establishing control: motte-and-bailey castles

Revolts against William I, 1067-1075

The Harrying of the North, 1069-70

William's consolidation of power

Key figures in the government of Norman England

The Norman feudal system

Land and inheritance in Norman England

Domesday Book

Justice and the legal system in Norman England

Life in towns in Norman England

Life in villages in Norman England

The built environment of Norman England

Work and diet in Norman England

Changing laws in Norman England: Forest law

Daily life in Norman England

The Anglo-Saxon Church

Lanfranc's reforms

The king and the Church in Norman England

The Reform Papacy

Norman reforms of English monasticism

The Norman Church

In this unit, pupils study an aspect of British medieval history in depth. They learn about the social, economic, religious and political events that influenced the lives of those who lived in this period.

British Depth Study: Norman England, c1066–c1100

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which keyword describes something that is legal, right and accepted?

Complete the sentence: {{}} is the term used in history to mean things staying the same.

Complete the sentence: After 1070, William abandoned plans for power sharing and put {{}} in control of the government.

Who was able to keep their earldoms and role in government following their submission to William?

William had the power to take back land from those who had broken their oath of loyalty to him. What was that called?

Domesday Book allowed the Normans to focus on central control

Domesday Book relied on Anglo-Saxon records and administration

the relationships between lords and vassals 

introduction of the murdrum fine and forest law

William governed England using the ‘law of Edward’

Match the examples to whether they show change or continuity in Norman England.

Complete the sentence: The {{}} met monthly and dealt with local disputes, minor criminal cases and local administrative issues such as tax collection.

Complete the sentence: The {{}} dealt with more serious criminal cases and land disputes, and also appeals from the hundred courts.

criminalisation of the use of resources from royal forests

Which of the following did the Normans introduce to the justice and legal system in England?

a sheriff who travelled around the country hearing cases in the king’s name

a judge who travelled around the country hearing cases in the king’s name

a thegn who travelled around the country hearing cases in the king’s name

Which type of law was used to judge Church cases?

William knew the pope had set the rules in England and did not want to change

William agreed with all the existing laws and did not want to change anything

William wanted to be seen as the guardian of the ‘Law of Edward’

Why were there very few changes to Anglo-Saxon laws in Norman England?

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