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William gave
25
per cent of the land to the Church
England
was too
large
for him to manage by himself
A system of land control where land is lent to people in return for their loyalty
Lend land
Give land to someone in return for their
loyalty
Feudal system
1. William lends land to
barons
2. Barons receive several pieces of land dotted around
England
3.
Barons
can't build up
large
armies in the same area
4. Barons become too
powerful
, they might
rebel
against
William
King William
said that all the
land
in
England
belonged to him
William kept around
20
per cent of the land for
himself
and his
family
to use
The rest of the land was lent to people who had helped him in the Battle of
Hastings
or who were his loyal supporters from
Normandy
Villeins
At the
bottom
of the system - everyone was his or her
lord
Feudal system
The owner of all the land was the
king
William
had a constant
supply
of
money
rolling in from his
barons
The barons got their money by giving away some of their land to
knights
Even though most of the land was being used by other people, nearly everyone was
loyal
to him
Knights were very
loyal
to the
barons
Barons
could
take
their
land away
William
still managed to own all the land
Barons
Gave land to the
knights
, who paid
taxes
and
fought
for him when required
Knights
Well-trained soldiers who were very
loyal
to the
barons
because if they weren't, the
barons
could take their land away
Peasants
Loyal to the
knights
, but he was also loyal to the
baron
and the
king
Barons gave land to knights
Knights paid
taxes
to the barons
Knights shared much of their land with the
peasants
Peasants
farmed
the land, and gave a
portion
of their
crops
and paid
taxes
to the knights