The impact of the Norman conquest on British Society

The Harrying of the North
1. Caused by defiance against William I
2. Villages were burned
  1. Food shortages
  2. Starvation
Anglo-Saxon elite
1. Replaced by Franco-Normans
Links with other countries
1. Closer to France
2. Broken with Scandinavia
The Domesday book
1. Extensive survey
  1. Value of homes and goods
2. Administrative tool
  1. Helped taxation
Construction of castles
1. In response to local rebellions
  1. Defensive points
2. To help secure the Norman power
  1. military
  2. political
3. large amounts of land
Feudal System
1. Wealth and land for loyalty
2. King at the top
  1. Lords with lands
    1. Vassals
3. Government method
Religion
1. Converted the Christian Church into Roman Catholic
2. Changes in organization
  1. Normans in upper reaches of church
  2. Services
    1. Civil service
    2. Education system
3. New Cathedrals
Changes in language
1. Addition of Anglo-Norman French
  1. Ruling Clases
  2. Government
  3. Church
  4. Law
2. Anglo-Saxon English
  1. Tongue of lower classes
Laws
1. The Forest law
  1. For extracting resources from the royal forest
  2. Cruel punishments
    1. being blinded
    2. Mutilation
2. Canon law
  1. local church
3. Trial by battle
4. Fines
  1. Murdrum Fines
    1. Norman killed by a unidentified person
      1. English community fined
  2. Wergild
    1. Compensation to the victim's family
Increased use of writing
1. More records

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