Impact

• Name some cultural/language impacts that Norman's left on England?

  1. Brought words such as 'pork' and 'beef'
  2. The links with European Christianity grew
• Name some impacts the Normans had on the government in England?

  1. Replaced officials in Chancellery and Church of England with Normans
  2. The Feudal system they invented distributed most land to Normans
  3. The Domesday Book (1086) revolutionised record keeping (had an economic impact too)
  4. Introduced new laws such as forest laws resitricting hunting and Murdrum which punished a whole village if a Norman was killed
• What's one impact the Normans had on the built environment?

  They built over 500 castles as well as large cathedrals and churches