to show great respect and honour to something

The Norman 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

The Anglo-Saxon Church

Lanfranc's reforms

The king and the Church in Norman England

The Reform Papacy

Norman reforms of English monasticism

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Lanfranc replaced Stigand as Archbishop of Canterbury in ...

to give bishops greater control over clerical discipline

to give bishops greater control over how people worshipped

to give bishops greater control over how donations were used

to give bishops greater control over clerical land and assets

What did Lanfranc try to enforce on the clergy?

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being constructed from stone rather than wood.

increasing the number of schools in monasteries.

Religious buildings changed after 1100 by ...

This aligned the Church more closely with Norman rule.

William needed to reward the Church for its support for his invasion.

This was to create a more disciplined clergy.

Match these changes to the reasons they came about.

Put these daily prayers of monks in order.

What was the word for a child who is sent to be a monk in Anglo-Saxon and Norman England?

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When did Lanfranc become head of the English Church?

How many Benedictine monasteries were in England by 1135?

They resisted changes Lanfranc wanted to make about how children became monks.

They resisted changes regarding following the rule of Saint Benedict.

They resisted changes Lanfranc wanted to make to the liturgy. 

Why did English monks in Glastonbury get into trouble with their Norman abbot, Tustin? 

The Norman Church

Lesson outcome

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