a senior official in the Church, for example, a bishop or abbot

a person appointed to govern a country while the monarch is away or ill

a region (now in modern-day Belgium and France) ruled in the medieval period by a count as a vassal of the king of France

Key figures in the government of 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

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

a region ruled by a count as a vassal of the king of France

person appointed to govern a country while the monarch is away or ill

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Complete the sentence: At first, William planned to share government with {{ }} nobles and Church leaders.

Which of the following people were part of William’s government of England before 1070?

Which of the following statements relate to Odo?

Lanfranc’s reforms were influential in how Church administration was organised.

Lanfrac married Matilda of Flanders to form an alliance.

He was influential in his role as William’s regent in 1075.

He helped put down Eadric the Wild's revolt.

He made sure that Church land was protected from land grabs.

Which of the following statements show the importance of Lanfranc to the government of Norman England?

She made sure that Church land was protected from land grabs.

She was the first person to be crowned queen of England.

Her role as regent in Normandy allowed William to go to England when he needed.

Her reforms were influential in how Church administration was organised.

She was important in channeling English money into Church projects in Normandy.

In what ways was Matilda of Flanders a key figure in Norman England?

Which keyword describes a person who pays for the use of land or a building?

Whose land did William *not* claim for the Normans? 

Which keyword describes the large Norman landholders who held land directly from the monarch?

Complete the sentence: William used his control over England’s land to transfer power from Anglo-Saxons to {{}}.

Complete the sentence with this missing names: At first William allowed Earls {{}} and {{}} to keep their earldoms, to help him be accepted as England’s new king.

By 1086, what percentage of the land in England was held by Norman lords?

Starter Quiz

Which keyword describes a person who pays for the use of land or a building?