the prayers and rituals regularly carried out together by a religious community or religious group

a community of monks; the term monastic and monasticism relate to monasteries

a set of principles and legal decisions which people agree to follow

not having sexual relationships, usually for religious reasons

in this context, groups of monks or nuns who live together as a religious community, following a set of rules for that order

Norman reforms of English monasticism

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 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

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

Monks spent long periods chanting and singing the {{ }} together.

monasteries should often deal with the outside world

monks should be silent for most of the day

monks had no need to remain silent for much of the day

In 1082, William of Saint-Calais replaced married church clerks with...

Around 1077, Lanfranc issued his monastic...

There were __________ Benedictine monasteries in England in 1066.

By the end of William’s reign, only __________ English abbots remained in office

The Reform Papacy was a movement in the Church that aimed to address {{ }} and improve the spiritual authority of the Church.

Controversially, the {{ }} said that the pope had the right to depose kings and emperors.

{{ }} agreed to support William's invasion of Normandy.

The papacy saw the English Church as needing...

The Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV was {{ }} after disagreeing with the Pope about who should appoint the next bishop of Milan.

In the German city of Worms, a Concordat agreed a compromise between the papacy and __________ V.


Norman reforms of English monasticism

Lesson outcome