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Normandy England Flashcards

1
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How do the Anglo-Saxon chronicles describe William I, after his death?

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“He was a very stern and violent man, so no one dared do anything contrary to his will”

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2
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When was William born?

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1028

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3
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When did William become duke of Normandy?

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Age 8

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4
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William’s father’s name?

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Robert

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5
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Example of William being a devoted Christian?

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  • Replaced corrupt Stigand with Lanfranc
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6
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Middle Son’s name?

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William Rufus

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7
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2 details of William Rufus’ coronation?

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26th September 1087
Canterbury Cathedral

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8
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When did William Rufus travel to England with a letter to Lanfranc, saying he should support him as king?

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7/8 September 1087 (1 day before William died)

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9
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2 details on why Robert should have been king (believed by aristocrats)?

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  • Barons had already sworn an oath to Robert
  • Eldest son always inherits land (Normandy and England could become 1)
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10
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When was Odo de Bayeux released?

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1087

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11
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What did Odo de Bayeux do after he was released from prision?

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Rebelled against William Rufus, wanted Robert Curthose to be king.
- Rebellion failed and he was exiled

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12
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When did William Rufus rule England until?

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1100

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13
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How did William II put down Odo’s rebellion?

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Split the rebels apart (Odo de Bayeux and Robert Curthose)

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14
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Where was Odo made Earl of?

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Kent

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15
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Where was William Fitzosbern made Earl of?

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Hereford

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16
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Sheriffs responsibilities?

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  • Control Shire
  • Ensure everyone obeyed the shire law
  • Guarding normal castles
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17
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The demense

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Money Sheriffs payed to the king to let them look after his land.
They got to keep the rest

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18
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Quarry

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Hunting animals

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19
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What was punishment for opposing Forest Law?

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Blinding

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20
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What were the Forest Laws?

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  • No quarry (hunting animals)
  • No cutting plants / trees
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21
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How long is the doomsday book?

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913 pages

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22
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Where did the Doomsday book not include?

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Winchester and London

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23
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How much land did the Barons and Abbots own in the Doomsday book?

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26%

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24
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When was the Doomsday book comissioned?

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December 1085

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25
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Why was the doomsday book comissioned?

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  • Build army
  • Increase fear
  • Get more taxes
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26
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Doomsday book findings?

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  • 2 million population
  • 10% slaves (28,235)
  • 13,418 places surveyed
  • 26% land belonged to Abbots and Barons
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27
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Who’s invasion was William fearful of in 1085?

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King Cnut IV

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28
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2 examples of Norman Cathedrals (less well known)?

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Ely and Durham

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29
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Material of Churches –> change?

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Wood –> stone in 1100s

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30
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What style did Normans build churches?

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Romanesque

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31
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Cluniac Monasteries

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Separate from the feudal system
Followed law of Pope

  • Cluny Abbey
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32
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Who was the pope?

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Pope Gregory VII

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33
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Who built Cluny Abbey?

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Duke William of Aquitaine

34
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King William I language?

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Did not speak English (Only Norman-french)

35
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Royal writs

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Decrees given to the king

36
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Who spoke Anglo-Norman?

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Nobility

Normal people continued to speak English

37
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Why did William imprison Odo of Bayeux?

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He stole William’s knights and Marched to Rome to become Pope

38
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When was Odo imprisoned?

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1082

39
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Who payed for the commission of the Bayeux tapestry?

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Odo of Bayeux

40
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Who were the Tennants-in-chief?

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The most powerful Tennants
(Bishops, Abbots, Barons)

41
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Under-tennants

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Vassals

Pay taxes to Tenants-in-chief and fight for tenant-in-chief if requested

42
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Who gave peasants land?

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Under-tenants / Vassals

43
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How did Knights live?

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Some lived like Peasants, while some lived like noblilty

44
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Knight service

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40 days

45
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Taking away land:

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Forfeiture

46
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How many tenants in chief?

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200

47
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Other names for peasants?

A

Surfs / Villeins

48
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How much land did William own?

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26%

49
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How much land did the church own?

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25%

50
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Priests

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All villages had a priest to oversee Catholic religious activities

51
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Role of Bishops:

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  • Controlled education
  • Served in Witan
  • Important status
52
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How long was Stigand Archbishop of Canterbury?

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1052 - 1070

53
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When was Lanfranc made Archbishop of Canterbury?

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August 1070

54
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Which 2 people controlled Lanfranc?

A

Pope and King

55
Q

New administrators brought into the Church to oversee and control affairs

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Archdeacons

56
Q

Town stats in Domesday book?

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more than 2,000 people in 18 towns

57
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Trades in England?

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  • Fish
  • Wool
  • Livestock
  • Salt
58
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Charters

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If a town reached a certain size, it could ask for a charter of independence

59
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How long did an escaped peasant have to live in a town to become free?

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1 year

60
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Roles of Burgesses (town people)

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  • Watch-men
  • helped militia
  • Paid taxes
61
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Towns houses

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Narrow streets with close houses

62
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Manours

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Another name for Villages in Normandy England

63
Q

Large village in domesday book?

A

Hoddesdon

64
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Hoddesdon statistics?

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  • 91 villeins (villagers)
  • 22 slaves
  • Value risen from £50 in 1066 - £60 in 1086
65
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What percentage of his time did William spend in Normandy?

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75%

66
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How many commissioners conducted the Domesday survey?

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30

67
Q

Curthose

A

Dumpy Legs

68
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Rufus

A

The red

69
Q

Robert Curthose rebellion?
- What did he get and who from?

A

Money –> Queen Matilda
Castle at Gerberoy –> King Philip of France

70
Q

What year did William and Robert fight?

A

1078

71
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When did William and Robert reconcile?

A

1080

72
Q

When did William become unhealthy and overweight?

A

1086

73
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When did William decide to fight the King of France?

A

1087

74
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How did William die?

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Internal bleeding as he fell off his horse trying to fight King Philip of France

75
Q

What did William do on his death bed?

A
  • Release prisoners (Morcar + Odo)
76
Q

William left Henry Beauclerk

A

£5,000

77
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William left Robert Curthose

A

Normandy

78
Q

William left William Rufus

A

England

79
Q

What happened to William’s corpse?

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  • Abandoned when he died
    (looting)
  • Exploded as he was buried
80
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Why did Odo’s revolt fail?

A
  • Robert Curthose stayed in Normandy
  • Only had the support of Norwich and Leicester
  • Odo was besieged at Rochester Castle
81
Q

Who supported Robert Curthose’s claim?

A
  • Robert of Mortain
  • Odo de Bayeux
  • Leicester and Norwich

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