William

William

1. Problems William Faced

   • Needs
     • Army
     • Money
     • Gain support of Saxons
   • Culture
     • Travel
     • Food
     • Communicating
     • Language barrier
   • People
     • Threat of rebellion
     • Competition
     • Just killed king/family

2. Harrying of the North

   • WHO? Eardric the Wild, Danish army, Scottish army
   • WHY? Didn't want William to become King
   • WHEN? 1069
   • WHERE? York to Duhram and inbetween
   • WHAT? William angry for rebelling. Burnt crops, Smashed tools, stole from houses

3. Feudal System

   • King*Barons*Knights*Villiens
   • All pass land on
   • Barons give King knights
   • Knights give Barons services
   • Villiens give food

4. Motte and Bailey castles

   • Strengths
     • Cheap
     • Made of wood that's free
     • Quick to build
     • Defends well
     • Helps William get money
     • Wood's not heavy
   • Weaknesses
     • Easy to break
     • Rots
     • Flamable
     • Land gets boggy
     • Broad base
   • Parts and functions
     • Keep : tax was kept
     • Ditch : stop accessability
     • Stockade : Wall of protection
     • Bridge : if pulled up hard to get in
     • Bailey : community area and train knights
     • Motte : Hard to reach keep

5. Domesday book

   • Written by King surveyors
   • About... how much land, type of land, who owned it
   • 13,418 places
   • First few months of 1086
   • Tax would have been changed
   • William died before finished