Starter quiz
- Put these daily prayers of monks in order.
- 1⇔Matins
- 2⇔Lauds
- 3⇔Compline
- What was the word for a child who is sent to be a monk in Anglo-Saxon and Norman England?
- conversi
- obligate
- oblate ✓
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- The ______ is the term for the prayers and rituals regularly carried out by a religious community.
- 'liturgy' ✓
- When did Lanfranc become head of the English Church?
- 1060
- 1070 ✓
- 1080
- 1090
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- How many Benedictine monasteries were in England by 1135?
- 25
- 35
- 250 ✓
- 350
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- Why did English monks in Glastonbury get into trouble with their Norman abbot, Tustin?
- They resisted changes Lanfranc wanted to make about how children became monks.
- They resisted changes regarding following the rule of Saint Benedict.
- They resisted changes Lanfranc wanted to make to the liturgy. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Lanfranc replaced Stigand as Archbishop of Canterbury in ...
- 1050.
- 1060.
- 1070. ✓
- 1080.
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- Why were synods introduced?
- to give bishops greater control over clerical discipline ✓
- to give bishops greater control over how people worshipped
- to give bishops greater control over how donations were used
- to give bishops greater control over clerical land and assets
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- What did Lanfranc try to enforce on the clergy?
- simony
- nepotism
- pilgrimages
- celibacy ✓
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- The term for showing great respect and honour to something is ______.
- 'veneration' ✓
- Religious buildings changed after 1100 by ...
- being constructed from stone rather than wood. ✓
- increasing the number of schools in monasteries.
- being built in the Romanesque style. ✓
- being built in the Anglo-Saxon style
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- Match these changes to the reasons they came about.
- There were more Norman bishops.⇔This aligned the Church more closely with Norman rule. ✓
- Religious wealth went to Normandy.⇔William needed to reward the Church for its support for his invasion. ✓
- Benedict's rule was strictly enforced.⇔This was to remove corrupt practices. ✓
- Simony and nepotism were banned.⇔This was to create a more disciplined clergy. ✓
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Key learning points
- The Normans changed many aspects of the English Church.
- Norman personnel were installed in senior Church positions.
- The English Church was brought in line with ideas of the Reform Papacy.
Common misconception
The Norman conquest was a brutal military occupation which resulted in wholescale change of the English Church.
Whilst there were significant changes, the English Church retained its basic structure and liturgy.
Keywords
Veneration - to show great respect and honour to something
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