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

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

a person who makes a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons

something that belonged to a holy person, often a body part, that was believed to be able to help people if prayed to or touched

The Anglo-Saxon Church

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?

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A system in which people are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance is a...

A person who has received an official honour from the pope for having lived in a good and holy way is a...

Which of these members of the Anglo-Saxon Church hierarchy was most important?

One local practice of the Anglo-Saxon Church was that some prayers used...

The act of holding more than one position within the Church is called...

The Anglo-Norman system of landholding in which land was exchanged for service and loyalty has become known as the {{ }} system.

Many aspects of daily life remained the same for most people.

Change did not proceed evenly across the entire country.

The wealthy had a different experience to the poor.

Nearly all aspects of daily life changed. 

Which statements describe the changes that took place to ordinary life under Norman rule?

Under William and his successors a {{ }} of England was covered by Forest law.

They were more lenient than punishments in common law.

They were the same as punishments in common law.

They were more severe than punishments in common law.

Which statement best describes the punishments for breaking Forest law?

They left them undisturbed and built new ones of their own.

They tended to destroy them and build new ones in their place.

They made additions to them in a new style, but left them largely in place.

Which statement describes the Norman attitude towards Anglo-Saxon cathedrals?

Under the Normans the number of monasteries...

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Starter Quiz