Landownership, 1066-87 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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% of land Anglo-Saxons retained by 1087
% of land Anglo-Saxons retained by 1087
5%
No. of tenants-in-chief controlling >half of England's land
No. of tenants-in-chief controlling >half of England's land
190
No. of Anglo-Saxons among 190 major landholders by 1087
No. of Anglo-Saxons among 190 major landholders by 1087
2
% of land as king's royal estates by 1087
% of land as king's royal estates by 1087
20%
% of land as Church lands by 1087
% of land as Church lands by 1087
25%
% of aristocratic lands Normans controlled by 1087
% of aristocratic lands Normans controlled by 1087
95%
Result of rebelling against the monarchy
Result of rebelling against the monarchy
Immediate forfeiture of all lands
Payment Anglo-Saxons made to reclaim ancestral lands
Payment Anglo-Saxons made to reclaim ancestral lands
Redemption payments
Payment heirs made before taking possession of land
Payment heirs made before taking possession of land
Inheritance fees
What Anglo-Saxon thegns became under Norman system
What Anglo-Saxon thegns became under Norman system
Tenants on lands their families once owned
Who received thegns' lands when they died
Who received thegns' lands when they died
Norman followers rather than thegn's children
What many thegns chose rather than accept reduced status
What many thegns chose rather than accept reduced status
Leave England entirely
What ceorls were in Anglo-Saxon England
What ceorls were in Anglo-Saxon England
Free peasants who had enjoyed certain rights
How Norman lords enforced obligations vs Anglo-Saxon lords
How Norman lords enforced obligations vs Anglo-Saxon lords
More strictly
Year when land transformation was complete
Year when land transformation was complete
1087 (William's death)