the opposite of sacred; a part of life that is not to do with the Church or religion

the office of the pope and the pope's authority over the Church

a vestment (piece of clothing) given by the pope to newly-appointed bishops and archbishops

the pope's personal representative, sent by the pope from Rome on a mission to another country

a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to select and install (invest) bishops and abbots

The king and the Church in Norman England

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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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

The head of the Christian Church in the medieval period was the...

The pope supported William's reforms to the Church in England.

The pope opposed William's reforms to the Church in England.

The pope ignored William's reforms to the Church in England.

What did William I refuse to do, damaging his relationship with the pope?

What motivated William II to leave important Church positions unfilled?

He appointed him as Archbishop of Canterbury but later tried to remove him.

He removed him as Archbishop of Canterbury when he became king.

He appointed him as Archbishop of Canterbury and worked well with him.

Which statement best describes William II's relationship with Anselm?

A compromise over investiture was reached in 1107 with the Concordat of...

Stigand was replaced as Archbishop of {{ }} by Lanfranc.

At the Council of {{ }} in 1070, clergy were banned from getting married.

In 1070, at the Council of Winchester, Thomas, the Archbishop of {{ }}, formally recognised the primacy of Canterbury, which meant that he swore to obey Lanfranc as the head of the English Church.

In 1072, __________ were introduced in dioceses.

William I allowed hardly any Anglo-Saxon prelates to remain in their positions; by {{ }}, only one Anglo-Saxon bishop remained.

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

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

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