Bringing in changes to make england more like normandy
feudal system
way of looking at how society was organised in medieval times. The phrase ‘feudal system’ wasn’t used at the time, but it started to be used by historians from the 18th century onwards to try to describe what life was like in the Middle Ages.
Demesne
land owned and kept by the lords
forrest laws
30% of land was made illegal to hunt on.
murdrum fine
when a norman was killed then all the saxons in nearby village could get punished and killed
wergild fine
they were not paid to victim but now to king
trial by combat
had to fight norman soldiers to prove innocece
lanfranc
was put in charge of the church to replace stigand. Made the church less corrupt and gave william more controll
domesday book
1085. Survey that measured everyones wealth in england.
