Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Feudalism
- William became king and changed way in which England ruled: set up feudal system!.
- didnt want the English nobles to remain poeweful in case they tried to rebel against him
- promised his supporters land as a reward
- Ranks
- King
- William
- had complete control
- Barons
- Tennants in chief (200-300)
- given land
- provide knights for king
- swore oath of loyalty
- had knights to guard their castles/defence
- chosen by king
- wealthy
- promised to provide mounted knights 40 days/year
- Knights
- under tenants
- given land by tenants in chief
- chosen by baron
- not as wealthy as barons
- promised to serve in army 40 days/year
- had to fight for baron/promised loyalty
- about 2000
- Peasants
- given land by knights to farm
- had to be loyal to knights
- protected by knights
- 1.5 million
- serve knights
- poor
- promised service to the knights
- freemen/villeins
- Castles built: originally simple structures on hills, wooden ones could rot/burn downlater more intricate
- stone keep
- drawbridge
- ditch/moat
- portcullis
- weapons: ballista (catapult)
- Domesday book
- census
- information on who owned what
- very detailed
- A system based on exchange of land for services instead of rent
- A herarchy