norman churches, castles and doomasday book

Question 1

after 1066

the 3 problems william thought the church had

Answer 1

1. church officers and prayers were sold favouring the rich
2. clergy were marrying when they should be celibate
3. church jobs only giving to family/ friends who were not always qualified - nepotism

Question 2

who was the archbishop of canterbury and regent

Answer 2

lanfranc, he was extremely important

Question 3

2 reforms lanfranc made

Answer 3

1. increasing bishop authority
2. banning priests from getting married

Question 4

3 features of a castle

Answer 4

motte- a 5-7 metre high mound of dirt
lookout point- wooden tower used by archers
gatehouse- controlled the access to the castle

Question 5

3 differences between anglo and norman churches

Answer 5

material - normans from stone, anglos from wood
scale - normans very massive a to tell anglos normans were there to stay
style - normans very romanesque style e.g arched windows

Question 6

in 1085 william ordered his advisers to do a survey of england about what? (4)

doomsday book was completed in 1086

Answer 6

who held what land, amount of cattle people had, what taxes were owed and whether they could pay it back to the king

Question 7

why did william order the creation of the doomsday book

Answer 7

solidified normans legal ownership, showed normans were taking over england, seeing how many soldiers he had in case of a battle

Question 8

2 main changes of legal system under the normans ruling

Answer 8

king (william) had much more power
churches had much more power