What was the social structure of Norman England

What was the social structure of Norman England, in order? King, tenants-inchief, knights, villeins. 4. Rapid Recall – Norman England What was ‘knight service’? A knight got some land(fief) from his tenant-in-chief and in return had to serve him as a knight for 40 days a year, probably guarding castles. What two reasons could William give for replacing Stigand with Lanfranc in 1070? Stigand was guilty of pluralism, which is holding two church positions at once and he had also supported a rival Pope to the actual Pope. Why didn’t William get rid of Stigand in 1066? Probably because he was first to surrender to William and he wanted others to follow his example and also because Stigand, as a key religious figure, would have been a powerful ally as William tried to control the population as people would listen to him, What 4 things did Lanfranc make illegal when he became Archbishop of Canterbury? Simony, Nepotism, Pluralism and it became illegal for priests to marry. What massive changes did Lanfranc make? He made the Archbishopric of Canterbury more powerful than the Archbishopric of York. He also set up Church Courts to deal with crimes relating to the church (with William’s permission). What two aspects of law and order did William introduce that were probably hated? The Forest laws and the Murdrum fine. What role in society gained more power under William and why? The sheriffs because William often had to rule by writ as he was often out of the country. Why did Bishop Odo lose power in 1082? He planned a military expedition to Italy without William’s permission (probably to try to make himself Pope). Which son inherited what from William I? Rufus got kingdom of England. Robert for Dukedom of Normandy. Henry got lots of money. Why did William not give everything to his eldest son? Robert had rebelled and fought against William I at Gerberoi and won. Why did some nobles rebel against William in 1088? Probably because they wanted one ruler of both their Norman and English lands. The rebellion failed anyway.