anglo saxons

• Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 Edexcel - GCSE (Grade 9-1) is a study guide published by Clever Lili Limited.
• The study guide includes a sample of Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 Edexcel - GCSE (Grade 9-1) and is available on GCSEHistory.com.
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• The feudal system and the church were significant aspects of Norman culture.
• Bishop Odo was a key figure in the Norman conquest of England.
• Exchanges in the feudal system and forfeiture were common practices in Norman society.
• The Norman aristocracy, Norman culture, Norman fashion, Norman architecture, Norman leisure, Norman chivalry, Norman Christianity, Norman attitudes to the Anglo-Saxons, changes to inheritance laws under the Normans, and the Norman language are all significant aspects of Norman history.
• The legacy of resistance to the Normans and land changes under the Normans are significant aspects of history.
• The Norman Church was a significant part of Norman culture.
• Tenants-in-Chief and Knights were important roles in Norman society.
• Changes to England under the Normans included the introduction of the Norman government and the Norman sheriff.
• The app covers all topics - with more than 120,000 questions - across the Edexcel, AQA and CIE exam boards.
• Slaves made up about 10% of Anglo-Saxon society and could be bought and sold, like property.
• Traders and merchants with their own ships could become thegns.
• Peasants could sell themselves into slavery if they were desperate.
• Thegns formed the aristocracy in Anglo-Saxon society.
• Anglo-Saxon society was more flexible than others of the time, allowing individuals to become more or less important within it.
• Slaves could be freed by their masters.
• Thegns were the local lords who held more than 5 hides of land (about 600 acres) and lived in a manor house, sometimes with its own church.
• Territories, Territory - an area of land under the control of a ruler/ country
• Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-88 is split into three key topics: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060-66; William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066-87; Norman England, 1066-88.
• Battle of Stamford Bridge occurred on 25th September 1066.
• Thegns were important people in the community, and rented their land to peasants.
• Peasants who gained and paid tax on more than five hides of land became thegns.
• Thegns could be made into earls, and earls could be demoted to thegns.
• Overlords of the thegns, earls fought in their armies.
• Earls were the most important, wealthy, and powerful men in Anglo-Saxon society, with a relationship with the king that operated on trust, although they might challenge him to get more power.
• Thegns owned more than 5 hides of land and rented it out to peasants
• The crown, The throne - phrases used to represent royal power
• Tactic - a strategy or method of achieving a goal
• Treason - the crime of betraying one's country, often involving an attempt to overthrow the government or kill the monarch
• Wergild - meaning 'man price', this was the value placed on a man's life in Saxon England and the amount of compensation to be paid for his injury or death
• The term 'the crown' can also refer to physical objects.
• Tenant-In-chief, Tenants-In-chief - a person who controlled land leased to them by the monarch
• Superior - better or higher in rank, status or quality
• Thegn - the local lord in Anglo-Saxon times, a wealthy and important man
• Writ - a written command from a court or other legal authority
• Successor - someone who succeeds the previous person, such as a leader who takes over the role from the previous holder
• For example, if someone 'seizes the throne' it means they have taken control