問題一覧
1
how much land was owned by women?
5%
2
how did harold’s mistakes help william win?
harold rushed south to fight so his army was smaller and tired, he ignored his brothers advise to stay in london
3
what do the fuller brooch and alfred jewel tell us?
shows us the culture and that they had fine craftsmanship
4
what are 2 ways towns changed under norman rule?
they seized control of market trading, built castles in the centre of towns
5
what are 3 reasons the norman’s were successful before 1066?
had an effective fighting force, feudal system, support of the pope
6
2 ways william was brutal and 2 ways he wasnt
brutal- harrying of the north, gouging eyes out of hostages not brutal- he showed mercy to gytha, let edwin and morcar keep their titles
7
why did william prioritize building castles in the years after 1066?
for defence against rebellions
8
why were norman castles originally built in wood?
wood is quick and easy to build (defence purposes)
9
what was gythas role in the exeter rebellion?
she invited the dane’s and the irish lords
10
what were burhs?
fortified towns built by anglo saxon kings
11
evidence that the tower of london was built for status purposes?
it had a throne room
12
what are some features of castles built for defence purposes?
deep ditches, high/multiple palisades
13
how do we know william wasn’t threatened by edric the wilds rebellion?
he didn’t bother to leave normandy
14
which group suffered the most from the norman yoke?
the ceorls, many became peasants
15
who was st dunstan?
a bishop that built churches and monasteries, stopped corruption in the church
16
what elements of luck were there in william’s victory?
Harold’s mistakes, his army was tired and smaller
17
How did william get exeter to surrender?
he besieged the city for 18 days and gouged the eyes out of hostages
18
what was the domesday book for?
to find out what land was owned by everyone in england
19
who was he reward the wake?
a local thegn that raided peterborough abbey, joined forves with the danes and created a strong base in the island of ely
20
what new forms of fighting did the norman’s use pre 1066?
mounted knights (knights on horseback)
21
what stayed the same in the countryside under norman rule?
90% of the population continued to work in agriculture
22
who was at the bottom of anglo saxon society?
slaves/thralls
23
who was robert of comines?
william tried to install him as earl of northumbria, him and his army were massacred in durham because people didn’t want a norman earl
24
what norwegian kind fought at the battle of milford and battle of stamford bridge?
harald hadrada
25
who was at the top of the heirarchy and what did they do?
the king- raised an army, made laws
26
where did william land in england in 1066?
pevensey
27
what were the 2 types of castles?
ringwork, motte+bailey
28
what anglo saxon early fought in the battle of fulford?
edwin and morcar
29
what were double monasteries and what to they show us?
monasteries run by both monks and nuns, shows they had a sense of equality
30
what are 3 reasons the north rebelled?
they didn’t want a foreign king, william was pillaging land around them and they wanted to stop him, prone to rebellion because it’s where the vikings were
31
how did language change under the norman’s?
there were more french words in use, higher class spoke french
32
what was the harrying of the north and why did it happen?
williams men burned crops, killed livestock, salted the land, thousands died, it happened to stop the northern resistance
33
who was stigand and what did he do?
a corrupt arch bishop that commit pluralism and simony
34
what abbey did edward the confessor build in the 1060s?
west minster
35
what kinds of corruption did william remove from the church?
pluralism and simony
36
what are 3 places william built castles in the early years?
pevensey, hastings, london
37
what was the forest law?
anglo saxons couldn’t hunt in royal forests
38
where did he reward the wake rebel?
island of ely
39
who were the free peasants?
land owners that payed tax to the royals
40
what are 3 reasons for the succession crisis?
no clear succession rules, no clear heir, multiple claimants to the throne