Normans

- Rebellions happen due to anger at Anglo-Saxons losing land e.g Edwin + Morcar

- Castles: Expensive + Intimidating

- Towns: Markets, Entertainment, Guilds, Trading with France

- Religion: Lanfrancs reforms → church council, bigger cathedrals, stricter priest rules

- Trial by Ordeal: water + hot iron

- Trial by Combat

- Bishops: given land to show religious importance

- Gave more land away = smaller earldoms

- English lords replaced by Normans

- Marcher Lords: 100% control of land

- Built castles

- Punishment e.g Harrying of the North

- Record everybodys possessions 

- Knowledge is power

- gain control

- land for loyalty

- Important cities/towns

- Border of Wales / Scotland

- Rebellious places e.g York

- Motte and Baily

- Stone Keeps

- Shows power / wealth

- Intimidation

- Keep an eye out: attack rebellions

- William: bottom of hill

- Harold G: top of hill

- arrow fire from normans, misses H.G's troops

-williams men charge, cant get through shield wall

-normans panic + retreat

-william reveals he's alive

-normans cut down english soldiers who arent in shield wall

-normans used feigned (fake) retreat 2 more ties

- Harolds killed

- Preperation: high quality training, well equipped army, well rested, Papal Banner

- Tactics: fake retreat, flags for communication

- Skill / Army: brave + respected

- Luck: Harold was tired, wind changed to allow soldiers to cross