Starter quiz
- Which word describes buying and selling products and services with the aim of making a profit?
- immigration
- trade ✓
- guild
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- Which word describes the process of people coming from one country to another to live there?
- immigration ✓
- trade
- guild
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- What did the right of forfeiture allow William?
- the power to conquer any other country in Europe
- the power to take back land from those who had broken their oath of loyalty ✓
- the power to remove anyone from important positions within the Church
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- Complete the sentence: William wanted the English to accept him as the ______ heir to King Edward the Confessor.
- 'legitimate' ✓
- Match the examples to whether they show change or continuity in Norman England.
- continuity⇔Edwin and Morcar's earldoms and role in government ✓
- change⇔who filled the role of earls and prelates post 1070 ✓
- continuity⇔administrative and legal systems ✓
- change⇔who filled the roles of sheriffs ✓
- What was the meaning of the murdrum fine?
- Ordinary people were not allowed to hunt as a pastime or if they needed food.
- Everyone in the 100 where a Norman was killed paid a fine if the killer escaped. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes an organisation set up by craftspeople to fix the price of goods, ensure quality and protect wages and working conditions?
- 'guild' ✓
- Complete the sentence with the missing number: There were around ______ towns in Norman England in 1086, but most had a few hundred inhabitants.
- '100' ✓
- How many towns in Norman England had populations of over 4000 people by 1086?
- seven ✓
- 14
- 32
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- What was the immediate impact of the Norman Conquest on towns?
- Norman lords built castles and churches that needed furnishing.
- Trade with Scandinavia suffered. ✓
- Houses were demolished. ✓
- The inhabitants of towns were killed if they rebelled. ✓
- Trade with Normandy and Flanders improved.
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- What percentage of Winchester residents had Norman names by 1110?
- 16%
- 37%
- 61% ✓
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- Why were Norman towns unhealthy places to live?
- Verbal fights occurred between Normans and Anglo-Saxon residents.
- Families had to share privies. ✓
- It was unsafe to drink the water. ✓
- Dogs roamed around town streets.
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Key learning points
- There were around 100 towns in Norman England in 1086, but most had a few hundred inhabitants.
- The immediate impact of the Norman conquest was bad for towns, with houses demolished and trade disrupted.
- Over time, many towns grew as Norman lords spent money in towns and trade links developed with Normandy and Flanders.
- Unlike in some areas, Anglo-Saxons with skills in crafts and industries continued to do well under Norman rule.
- Immigration from Normandy and Jewish immigration were a feature of Norman town life.
Common misconception
Towns and cities have always been where the richest people in society live.
For most of English history, the richest people were landowners and lived in the manor house of their manorial estate.
Keywords
Trade - buying and selling products and services with the aim of making a profit
Immigration - the process of people coming from one country to another to live there
Guild - organisation set up by craftspeople to fix the price of goods, ensure quality and protect wages and working conditions
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