tenants-in-chief were the large Norman landholders who held land directly from the monarch

a tenant is a person who pays for the use of land or a building

William's consolidation of power

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

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 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 of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Whose land did William claim for the Normans? 

Which of these changed William's attitude to including Anglo-Saxons in positions of power? 

What was the name of the large Norman landholders who held land directly from the monarch?

Complete the sentence with the correct answer: William introduced a new system of landholding that more strictly tied the landholder to the {{}}.

Fill in the blank: At first, William allowed Earls Edwin and {{}} to keep their earldoms, to help him be accepted as England’s new king.

by sending letters to the king of Scotland

How did William maintain royal power when he was abroad?

an uprising by Eadric the Wild and the King of Wales

a rebellion led by Edgar the Aethling and King Swein

What was the main threat to William’s control of northern England in 1069?

to build castles across Yorkshire and secure the area

to destroy the spirit of rebellion across the country

to ensure that no future rebel army could support itself in the north

to negotiate peace with the rebels and end all the rebellions

What were the aims of the Harrying of the North? 

Complete the following sentence: The Harrying of the North caused a devastating {{}}, more than 100 000 people perished from starvation.

Land was offered to the rebels for peace.

Soldiers systematically hunted and killed rebels.

What did the Harrying of the North involve? 

It affected William's reputation throughout Europe.

The population gained support from the Danes and continued to rebel.

There were no further uprisings in the North.

What were the consequences of the Harrying of the North?

The population continued to rebel against the Normans with support from Denmark.

There was a 75% decrease in population because of famine and refugees fleeing.

Norman settlers moved in and the population increased by 75%.

What happened to the population in Yorkshire after the Harrying of the North?

William's consolidation of power

Lesson outcome

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