WorksheetsYear 7 History Knowledge Organiser – Norman England
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is a Baron?
A Christian clergyman with authority of a large number of priests and churches
A French duke who conquered England in 1066.
The highest rank of medieval society, ruling land on behalf of the king
A person set to inherit property of title. Often used to mean next in line to the throne
What is an Hierarchy
A form of social organisation where people are ranked according to status or power
The professional bodyguard of Anglo-Saxon kings
Soldiers on horseback who belonged to the nobility
People from a region in the northern France descended from Vikings
What is The Feudal System
A design of castle used by the Normans
The structure of medieval society, where land was exchanged for service and loyalty
A book commissioned by William the Conqueror detailing the possessions of every settlement in England
A solemn promise to do something, often sworn on the bones of saints
What’s an oath
A solemn promise to do something, often sworn on the bones of saints
Anyone who was below you in medieval society and had to call you ‘my lord’
Soldiers on horseback who belonged to the nobility
The last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
What’s a Heir
Taking control of a place or people
People from a region in the Northern France descended from Vikings
Soldiers on horseback who belong nobility
A person set to inherit property of title. Often used to mean next in line to the throne
What is a Motte and bailey
Taking control of a place or people by force
The structure of medieval society, where land was exchanged for service and loyalty
A design of castle used by the Normans
A legendary Anglo-Saxon who fought against the Normans at Ely
What's a Vassal?
Taking control of a place or people by force
Anyone who was below you in medieval society and had to call you ‘my lord’
The highest rank of medieval society, ruling land on behalf of the king
The structure of medieval society, where land was exchanged for service and loyalty
A Conquest is
(a)
Whats the Domesday book
Soldiers on horseback who belonged to the nobility
The professional bodyguard of Anglo-Saxon kings
A book commissioned by William the Conqueror detailing the possessions of every settlement in England
A form of social organisation where people are ranked according to status or power
What's a Knight
(a)
What is a Housecarls
(a)
What is a bishop?
A Christian clergyman with authority of a large number of priests and churches
The highest rank of medieval society, ruling land on behalf of the king
A form of social organisation where people are ranked according to status or power
Who are the Normans
A French duke who conquered England
The last Anglo-Saxon King of England
People from a region in the northern France descended from Vikings
