increase in norman control

Question 1

by 1135 how many religious houses were there in england and how many cathedrals were being built

Answer 1

• over 250
• 19 cathedrals

Question 2

in what year were over 250 religious houses and 19 cathedrals were there being built

Answer 2

1135

Question 3

what were Norman cathedrals desinged to do to the locals and how did they do this

Answer 3

designed to intimidate locals and did this by being so large

Question 4

what was the largest building in Europe at the time

Answer 4

winchester

Question 5

where is durham cathedral built

Answer 5

on a hill next to the Norman castle

Question 6

what did normans integrate into durham cathedral to maintain existing traditions

Answer 6

the saxon shrine of st cuthbert

Question 7

what river was the catherdal overlooking

Answer 7

river wear and had been used as a defensive site against the vikings and scottish invaders

Question 8

what did the cathedral being built by a castle show

Answer 8

that resisting norman authority will be opposing the will of God