Changes and continuities: language, laws and Church (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards

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Language of Norman king & court (Norman Conquest to when?)

French (until end of 14th century)

Norman legal words introduced to English

Justice, prison, constable, court, fine, evidence, debt

Language used for church & official documents

Latin

Who was Stigand?

Archbishop of Canterbury (Anglo-Saxon, served 6 kings)

Stigand's controversial practice

Pluralism (Archbishop & Bishop of Winchester)

When was Stigand deposed and imprisoned?

1070

Who replaced Stigand as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1070?

Lanfranc

What is simony?

Buying and selling positions within the Church

What is pluralism?

Holding more than one office within the Church

Who controlled each diocese?

A bishop (assisted by an archdeacon)

Church building material change under Normans

Wooden Anglo-Saxon churches replaced with larger stone ones

3 places where Normans built cathedrals

Durham, Winchester, and London

What was the Curia Regis?

King's council (Witan renamed)

Who owned all land after William's conquest?

The king

Penalty for breaking Forest Laws

Severe

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