a senior official in the Church, for example, a bishop or abbot

a person appointed to govern a country while the monarch is away or ill

a region (now in modern-day Belgium and France) ruled in the medieval period by a count as a vassal of the king of France

Key figures in the government of Norman England

History

Pupils will learn about how changes to government influenced ordinary people

Pupils know about William's conquest of England and consolidation of power

Norman England: how far did Norman government change England?

a region ruled by a count as a vassal of the king of France

person appointed to govern a country while the monarch is away or ill

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Complete the sentence: At first, William planned to share government with {{ }} nobles and Church leaders.

Which of the following people were part of William’s government of England before 1070?

Which of the following statements relate to Odo?

Lanfranc’s reforms were influential in how Church administration was organised.

Lanfrac married Matilda of Flanders to form an alliance.

He was influential in his role as William’s regent in 1075.

He helped put down Eadric the Wild's revolt.

He made sure that Church land was protected from land grabs.

Which of the following statements show the importance of Lanfranc to the government of Norman England?

She made sure that Church land was protected from land grabs.

She was the first person to be crowned queen of England.

Her role as regent in Normandy allowed William to go to England when he needed.

Her reforms were influential in how Church administration was organised.

She was important in channeling English money into Church projects in Normandy.

In what ways was Matilda of Flanders a key figure in Norman England?

Which keyword describes a person who pays for the use of land or a building?

Whose land did William *not* claim for the Normans? 

Which keyword describes the large Norman landholders who held land directly from the monarch?

Complete the sentence: William used his control over England’s land to transfer power from Anglo-Saxons to {{}}.

Complete the sentence with this missing names: At first William allowed Earls {{}} and {{}} to keep their earldoms, to help him be accepted as England’s new king.

By 1086, what percentage of the land in England was held by Norman lords?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Key figures in the government of Norman England

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.