Starter quiz
- Which word describes robbing a place using violence, especially in wartime?
- 'pillaging' ✓
- Complete the sentence: In Scene 45, a ______ is shown being constructed; although the tapestry labels it as Hastings, some historians have speculated that this may instead show Pevensey.
- 'motte-and-bailey castle' ✓
- Who commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry?
- William the Conqueror
- Bishop Odo of Bayeux ✓
- William II
- Robert, Count of Mortain
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- How many scenes are there in total in the Bayeux Tapestry?
- 38
- 48
- 58 ✓
- 68
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- How long did the Normans spend readying themselves to invade England?
- two months
- five months
- seven months ✓
- one year
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- Who can historians confidently state fought at the Battle of Hastings with William?
- Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Robert, Count of Mortain ✓
- William Rufus
- Robert Curthose
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Exit quiz
- Match the word to the correct definition.
- investiture⇔the ability to choose and appoint bishops and abbots ✓
- patronage⇔support that an overlord provided to their vassal in return for homage ✓
- inheritance⇔receiving property or other items from a relative after their death ✓
- Which word describes an architectural style inspired by the buildings of ancient Rome?
- 'Romanesque' ✓
- Which three topics does 'Norman conquest and control' cover?
- causes of the conquest ✓
- feudalism and government
- military aspects ✓
- monasticism
- maintaining control ✓
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- Which topics does 'Life under the Normans' cover?
- economic and social changes and their consequences ✓
- the Church
- feudalism and government ✓
- military aspects
- monasticism
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- Which two of the following are not military aspects of Norman England?
- Anglo-Saxon and Norman tactics
- the Harrying of the North ✓
- the inheritance of William II ✓
- cavalry and castles
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- Which of the following relate to the Church of Norman England?
- Latin usage and the vernacular
- Archbishop Lanfranc and reform of the English Church ✓
- the Investiture Controversy ✓
- the building of abbeys and monasteries
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Key learning points
- There are three key topics making up the historical context of Norman England.
- 'Norman conquest and control' covers causes of the conquest, military aspects and establishing and maintaining control.
- 'Life under the Normans' covers feudalism and government and economic and social changes and their consequences.
- 'The Norman Church and monasticism' covers the Church and monasticism.
Common misconception
The Anglo-Saxon Church was old-fashioned and corrupt.
The Normans were keen to present the Anglo-Saxon Church that way, but Edward the Confessor had kept up with reforms from the rest of Europe.
Keywords
Inheritance - receiving property or other items from a parent or other after their death
Patronage - the support that an overlord provided to their vassal in return for homage
Romanesque - an architectural style inspired by the buildings of ancient Rome
Investiture - the ability to choose and appoint bishops and abbots
Vernacular - the language spoken by ordinary people in a region or country
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