How did William control his new Kingdom? Learning Objective How did William control his new Kingdom?

Starter Can you fill in the labels for the castle? You have 2 minutes! William thought that he gained control of England easily because it had hardly any castles.

Why were the castles important? Castles were a safe home for William’s barons who helped him run the country. They also provided safe barracks for the soldiers and an ideal spot for the soldiers to patrol and control the surrounding countryside. Taxes were paid by the local people inside the castles. Law courts were held in the castles. They became a safe place for people to live. Anyone wanting to conquer a part of England had to capture the castle first...

How else could William control the country? In pairs you have 3 minutes to consider the following; Imagine you are William... You have a loyal army who helped you conquer England. Your Barons and Knights have remained loyal and are willing to settle in England. You need to find a way of controlling the Anglo-Saxon lords. You need money to build your castles and stay in control WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

What did William do next...? He had castles His Barons controlled the country for him

Who was going to pay?

Little and Great Domesday

What does Domesday mean?

Some useful words Little Domesday - Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Great Domesday – Everywhere else in England. Danegeld - William was still under threat from Canute of Denmark and Olaf of Norway part of the taxes raised in England maintained an army against invasion from the north. Scribe – someone who could write Demesne- Manorial land retained for the private use of a feudal lord.

The Domesday Book

What does it say? This extract, written in Latin, is from Great Domesday. It gives details about Preston Hundred in Sussex. IN PRESTETUNE HUND. Ipse Wills ten PICEHA in dnio . Herald tenuit . T.R.E. Tc se desd p LX . hid . m p . XL . Tra . e qt XX . car. In dnio. VIII . car. CXLX.III . uilli XL.V . bord cu qt XX II . car . Ibi aeccla .VI . serui . X . berquarij. Ibi qt XX IIII . ac pti . silua. c . porc. In Lewes . XXVI . hagae . de . XIII . solid. De hac tra ten Ricoard VII . hid . miles ej . I . hid dim. In dnio hnt .II. car . cu . II . bord. T.R.E.ualeb tot . c .lib . post . L . lib .m . qt XX . lib.

In English?? In PRESTON Hundred William holds PATCHAM himself, in lordship. Earl Harold held it before 1066. Then it answered for 60 hides; now for 40. Land for 80 ploughs. In lordship 8 ploughs; 163 villagers and 45 smallholders with 82 ploughs; A church; 6 slaves; 10 shepherds; meadow, 84 acres; woodland, 100 pigs; 26 sites in Lewes at 13s. Richard holds 7 hides of this land; and a man-at-arms of his 1/2 hides. In lordship they have 2 ploughs, with 2 smallholders. Total value before 1066 £100; later £50; now £80.

What information does it contain? The Domesday Book provides extensive records of landholders, their tenants, the amount of land they owned, how many people occupied the land (villagers, smallholders, free men, slaves, etc.), the amounts of woodland, meadow, animals, fish and ploughs on the land (if there were any) and other resources, any buildings present (churches, castles, mills, salthouses, etc.), and the whole purpose of the survey - the value of the land and its assets, before the Norman Conquest, after it, and at the time of Domesday. Some entries also chronicle disputes over who held land, some mention customary dues that had to be paid to the king, and entries for major towns include records of traders and number of houses.

Write a paragraph explaining why William needed the Domesday survey. Explain how Domesday was made and what sort of things the inspectors wanted to know. What problems did the inspectors face?

Create a Domesday entry for where you live , Include the buildings Homework: Create a Domesday entry for where you live , Include the buildings that are in your street, village or Town. Roughly how many people do you think live there? You could draw a map of the area you are including in Your Domesday survey. We will then put them in a year 7 Domesday book