a system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance

a title given to a person who has received an official honour from the Pope for having lived in a good and holy way

a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons

something that belonged to a holy person, often a body part, that was believed to be able to help people if prayed to or touched

The Anglo-Saxon Church

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

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

A system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance is a...

A person who has received an official honour from the pope for having lived in a good and holy way is a...

Which of these members of the Anglo-Saxon Church hierarchy was most important?

One local practice of the Anglo-Saxon Church was that some prayers used...

The act of holding more than one position within the Church is called...

The Anglo-Norman system of landholding in which land was exchanged for service and loyalty has become known as the {{ }} system.

Many aspects of daily life remained the same for most people.

Change did not proceed evenly across the entire country.

The wealthy had a different experience to the poor.

Nearly all aspects of daily life changed. 

Which statements describe the changes that took place to ordinary life under Norman rule?

Under William and his successors a {{ }} of England was covered by Forest law.

They were more lenient than punishments in common law.

They were the same as punishments in common law.

They were more severe than punishments in common law.

Which statement best describes the punishments for breaking Forest law?

They left them undisturbed and built new ones of their own.

They tended to destroy them and build new ones in their place.

They made additions to them in a new style, but left them largely in place.

Which statement describes the Norman attitude towards Anglo-Saxon cathedrals?

Under the Normans the number of monasteries...

The Anglo-Saxon Church

Lesson outcome

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