The historic environment of Norman England (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Wharram Percy (settlement type)
Wharram Percy (settlement type)
Deserted medieval village
Where is Wharram Percy?
Where is Wharram Percy?
Valley in North Yorkshire
Percy family (who they were)
Percy family (who they were)
Norman nobles who controlled village after Conquest
When was Wharram Percy founded?
When was Wharram Percy founded?
Anglo-Saxon period, 850-950 CE
Wharram Percy's growth period
Wharram Percy's growth period
10th-12th centuries (Norman period)
What were manor houses & church built from?
What were manor houses & church built from?
Stone
What were peasant houses built from?
What were peasant houses built from?
Timber/wood
Stone vs timber significance
Stone vs timber significance
Showed social hierarchy (stone=wealth, timber=lower status)
When was new manor house built?
When was new manor house built?
c.1254
When was Wharram Percy deserted?
When was Wharram Percy deserted?
Early 16th century
Why Wharram Percy was deserted
Why Wharram Percy was deserted
Residents evicted for sheep pasture
Livestock at Wharram Percy
Livestock at Wharram Percy
Sheep, cows, pigs; horses & oxen for work
Village mill's purpose
Village mill's purpose
Processing grain into flour
Number of peasant houses
Number of peasant houses
40
Age of main road
Age of main road
Roman period