Starter quiz
- Which word describes the language spoken by ordinary people in a region or country?
- 'vernacular' ✓
- Which word describes the ability to choose and appoint bishops and abbots?
- 'investiture' ✓
- Complete the sentence: There are ______ key topics making up the historical context of Norman England.
- one
- two
- three ✓
- four
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- Which topics does 'Life under the Normans' not cover?
- the Church ✓
- economic and social changes and their consequences
- military aspects ✓
- feudalism and government
- establishing and maintaining control ✓
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- Which of the following relate to monasticism in Norman England?
- Archbishop Lanfranc and reform of the English Church
- Latin usage and the vernacular ✓
- the building of abbeys and monasteries ✓
- the Investiture Controversy
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- Which word describes the support that an overlord provided to their vassal in return for homage?
- 'patronage' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the following words to their correct definitions.
- source⇔a direct or first-hand piece of evidence from the past ✓
- historical context⇔what is happening at the time of a historical event, possibly shaping ✓
- contemporary⇔from the same time as something ✓
- Historical sources have both strengths and ...
- 'limitations' ✓
- Two things historians can learn about Norman England from the Bayeux Tapestry are ...
- aspects of everyday life such as food and religious practices. ✓
- the Anglo-Saxon preparations for the Viking invasion.
- features of Norman warfare such as weapons and equipment. ✓
- the details of William I's coronation.
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- For Norman England, buildings are an example of ______ sources.
- 'material' ✓
- Norman England has relatively few ______ sources.
- 'text' ✓
- What do historians do with sources to produce evidence for a particular enquiry?
- take them at face value
- ignore them
- preserve them
- ask questions to test them for their reliability and utility ✓
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Key learning points
- Different types of sources provide insights into the historical context of Norman England.
- Three types of sources are visual sources, text sources and material sources.
- Each type of source has strengths and limitations.
- The pope supported the reforms
- Historians study the changing rules within the English Church
Common misconception
There are relatively few sources for Norman England, so historians have less to say about this period than later periods of English history.
Historians have plenty to say about Norman England because they are able to interpret the sources available in many different ways to support many different theories.
Keywords
Source - a direct or first-hand piece of evidence from the past
Historical context - what is happening at the time of a historical event, possibly shaping it
Contemporary - from the same time as something
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