someone who holds more than one position within the Church

members of the Church who have been ordained, which means they are permitted to carry out religious services

Lanfranc's reforms

History

In this unit, pupils learnt about how ordinary people interacted with the English Church following the changes made to it by the Normans. In 'Historic environment (Norman England)', pupils will learn how their knowledge of Norman England can be applied to a specific historic environment linked to the Normans.

In 'Norman England: in what ways did life change for ordinary people?', pupils considered the impact that the Norman Conquest had on the people of England. In 'Norman England: how different was the English Church by 1100?', pupils will learn about how ordinary people interacted with the English Church following the changes made to it by the Normans.

Norman England: how different was the English Church by 1100?

Stigand was replaced as Archbishop of Canterbury by...

What practice was banned at the Council of Winchester in 1170?

Canterbury became more important than York.

York became more important than Canterbury.

Which statement describes the relationship between the Archbishops of York and Canterbury after 1070?

In 1072 {{ }} were introduced in dioceses.

William I allowed many Anglo-Saxon prelates to remain in their positions.

William I allowed hardly any Anglo-Saxon prelates to remain in their positions.

William I replaced every single Anglo-Saxon prelate with Normans.

As part of William's reforms to the Church, he ruled that all legal cases involving clergy should be heard in __________ courts.

Which word describes a system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance?

Which word describes a title given to a person who has received an official honour from the Pope for having lived in a good and holy way?

Put the following positions in the Anglo-Saxon Church hierarchy in order of importance, starting with the most important first.

Monasteries and nunneries provided education.

Nunneries cooked and cleaned for the monarch.

Monasteries and nunneries cared for the sick.

Monasteries did the gardening for the nobility.

Why was monasticism so important in England?

all religious services were conducted in Latin

What local practices did the Anglo-Saxon Church observe?

the act of holding more than one position within the Church

important posts going to people because of close relationships

important posts being sold to wealthy men instead of deserving men

Match the words to their correct definitions.

Starter Quiz