WILLIAM THE CONQUERER AND THE INTRODUCTION OF FEUDALISM

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WILLIAM THE CONQUERER AND THE INTRODUCTION OF
FEUDALISM
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Nature of Feudalism

• Goal Political
• Societys Social Structure warriors and peasants
• Military System

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Continuity with Saxon England

• Saxon and Norman Nobility
• Saxon Monarchy
• Norman versus Saxon Upper Class

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• Castles and Continuity with Saxon England

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Two Key Concepts

• Property
• Inheritance

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Norman Loyalty

• Homage
• Fealty
• Fief
• Knights Fee

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Feudalism and Inheritance

• Contradictory Pressures Relief
• Compromise Primogeniture

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Promotion of Internal Stability

• Raising of Private Armies
• William Is Distribution of Land

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Norman Warriors

• Barons
• Primogeniture
• Church
• Recruitment as Knights

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• Knights
• Sources of Recruitment
• Unemployed Knights
• Types of Service in the field castle guard
  escort duty

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Obligations of Knights to the Lord

• Collection of Aids
• Ransom
• Knighting of Eldest Son
• First Marriage of
• Eldest Daughter

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Controversy Over Financial Obligations Magna
Carta
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Feudalism and Life Cycle Crises

• Fatherless Orphans
• Wardship
• Relief

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• Marriage
• Widows
• Magna Carta

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• Incapacity
• Scutage

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• Death
• Relief
• Escheat