buying and selling products and services with the aim of making a profit

the process of people coming from one country to another to live there

organisation set up by craftspeople to fix the price of goods, ensure quality and protect wages and working conditions

Life in towns in Norman England

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

Continuity and change in Norman government

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 word describes an organisation set up by craftspeople to fix the price of goods, ensure quality and protect wages and working conditions?

Complete the sentence with the missing number: There were around {{}} towns in Norman England in 1086, but most had a few hundred inhabitants.

How many towns in Norman England had populations of over 4000 people by 1086?

Norman lords built castles and churches that needed furnishing.

The inhabitants of towns were killed if they rebelled.

Trade with Normandy and Flanders improved.

What was the immediate impact of the Norman Conquest on towns?

What percentage of Winchester residents had Norman names by 1110? 

Verbal fights occurred between Normans and Anglo-Saxon residents.

Why were Norman towns unhealthy places to live?

Which word describes buying and selling products and services with the aim of making a profit?

Which word describes the process of people coming from one country to another to live there?

the power to conquer any other country in Europe

the power to take back land from those who had broken their oath of loyalty

the power to remove anyone from important positions within the Church

What did the right of forfeiture allow William?

Complete the sentence: William wanted the English to accept him as the {{}} heir to King Edward the Confessor.

Edwin and Morcar's earldoms and role in government

who filled the role of earls and prelates post 1070

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

Ordinary people were not allowed to hunt as a pastime or if they needed food.

Everyone in the 100 where a Norman was killed paid a fine if the killer escaped.

What was the meaning of the murdrum fine?

Life in towns in Norman England

Lesson outcome

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