The women’s previous husbands were seen as traitors for fighting against William, so if they refused to obey and marry a Norman, they would also be considered traitors.
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William and the Church
Faith was very important to William. He had been responsible for beginning the building of new monasteries in Normandy in the 1060s and was devout in his religious practice. He had always been a loyal follower of the
Pope
and plac
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The Archbishop of Canterbury
Lanfranc, made the organisation of churches much tighter and made sure that the local priests were kept under the control of the central church bishops and archbishops.
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William's use of castles
William rewarded his loyal supporters with large areas of land in England, which helped him control the country. The Norman conquerors were unpopular with many people in England, so they quickly built motte-and-bailey
castles all
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Castle design gradually changed over time. Castles would evolve and be improved with new designs, sometimes over hundreds of years. The main designs of castles were: motte-and-bailey, stone keep and concentric.
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The Normans built these castles on the tops of hills so that they would look imposing and intimidating.
These castles weren’t built to last a long time, but they could be built quickly within a few days and then were gradually replaced with more elaborate
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The Tower of London is a good example of a wooden castle that was replaced by this type of design.
However, due to their shape and weight, stone keep castles could be attacked by mining underneath them to cause a corner to collapse.
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How could castles be attacked?
As castle designs developed, so did the methods of attacking them.
Motte-and-bailey castles could be attacked with fire, as they were made of wood. Strong stone castles were more challenging to attack. A trebuchet was a type
