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- 1What were the National and Local Government?The King was in charge but the nobility were involved in the process of
decision making through the witan to ensure their loyalty. The Norman
Kings carried on listening to the advice of the leader through
the Great Council. - 2What was The role of the King?The king was the only
one who could make
laws for the whole
kingdom. Only him by himself had the power to raise
taxes on a national
level.Certain more serious
legal cases went to the King or
the King’s court. - 3What changed and what stayed the same? Anglo-Saxon 1- King Edward the most powerful person in Anglo Saxon
country
- The King controlled the country, created new laws, controlled
the production of money, owned and granted land. - 4What changed and what stayed the same? Anglo-Saxon 2- The country was divided up - Northumbria, Mercia,
East Anglia, Wessex, Kent.
- Most of society was made up of peasant farmers, slaves and
thegns
- People had to obey the law, use the king’s currency , pay taxes
and complete military service e.g. provide for the army - 5What changed and what stayed the same? Anglo-Saxon 3- The men of the Anglo Saxon army was called the fyrd
- Ceorls did not own the land where they worked but they could
lease it from the lord and they were independent farmers.
- Cottars and serfs made up about 80% of the population. - 6What changed and what stayed the same? Normans 1- King William declared that all land in England now belonged
to him when he was crowned and he was free to grant this
land to those who served him well , he now had the power to do this
- The land was divided into smaller areas
-Castles were built to establish control over England, they
were private for the lord, small and easy to defend and
designed to control the people - 7What changed and what stayed the same? Normans 2Barons and Tenants in chief were the large landholders of
Norman England who held their land directly from the king
- Knights were called upon when needed, their role was to
guard their Lord’s property, ride out to combat any threats
and provide up to 40 days service directly to the king. - 8Definition of Patronage.To encourage loyalty,
the king would offer
land but could also
grant offices such as
sheriffdoms.
Those who were not
loyal officer could
expect to have their
land taken off them.
Lords who wanted to
have power or land
needed to remain
loyal. - 9Definition of Writ.In Anglo-saxon times the main instrument of government was to
issue an order in writing (called a WRIT!) This was a short
document which gave orders to be sent around the country.
The Normans continued this system but offered far more Writs. - 10Landholding and LordshipMeaning who control and owned the land, how William used the
Feudal system to distribute land and how he divided it up between his
Lords in Lordships.
William and his barons had more power
than their predecessors, but the basic
framework of Anglo-Saxon state
remained the same. - 11How did landholding change? Anglo-saxon 1They had about 4,000
Thegns.
Edward the Confessor
granted very large areas of
land to his earls. They got too
big and powerful. - 12How did landholding change? Normans 1- Landholding became more
concentrated.
- By 1086 only 4 English
Thegns still had any land.
- The King, the Church and 200
Norman Barons and Bishops
held the land. - 13How did landholding change? Normans 2- William did not let any one
person have too much land.
- Apart from the Marcher
Lords- who were a special
case.
- Barons were granted smaller
amounts of land- often
confined to one county. This
made it much harder for
them to build a power base
from which to challenge the
King’s position. - 14WalesWales was not a united
country with a single
leader but 5 kingdoms
each ruled by a warrior
prince.
William could not conquer
it as he had England.
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