1. The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?

2. The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Glossary
People
King William I Crowned King William I on 25th December 1066.
Hereward the Wake led the last English rebellion against Norman rule.
Words
Rebellion where people fight against their rulers
Monk person who has devoted their life to the service of God
Monastery where monks lived
Abbot person in charge of a monastery
Motte and Bailey earliest type of Norman castle
Knight a mounted Norman soldier
Baron a powerful Norman who controlled land, knights and soldiers
Manor area of land controlled by a Knight
Feudal System the way in which people received land in return for service
Homage promising to serve someone in return for land
Domesday Book William’s 1086 survey of England

3. Step One: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step One: Reasons for hating the Normans
Taking the Land
The English hated the Normans because of what William had done after the Battle of Hastings. As he approached London he …
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of the cruel way in which they dealt with rebellions. In the Harrying of the North, William …
The English also had a good reason to hate the Normans because of what
happened to Hereward the Wake. He led the last English rebellion and
William …

4. Step One: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step One: Reasons for hating the Normans
Taking the land
The English hated the Normans because of what William had done after the Battle of Hastings. As he approached London he scared the English by burning farms and destroying crops and livestock. They would also have hated him because he was a foreign invader who had killed their elected king.
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of the cruel way in which they dealt with rebellions. In the Harrying of the North, William destroyed the town of York and so many farms, crops and livestock that people starved to death.
For many years parts of Yorkshire were uninhabited.
The English also had a good reason to hate the Normans because of what
happened to Hereward the Wake. He led the last English rebellion and William
forced his way into the Fens and defeated their own hope of getting rid of the
Normans.

5. Step Two: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Two: Reasons for hating the Normans
Controlling the Land
The English hated the Normans because the Normans built lots of …
The English had good reasons to hate the Norman castles because …

6. Step Two: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Two: Reasons for hating the Normans
Controlling the Land
The English hated the Normans because the Normans built lots of castles to protect themselves and to keep the English under control.
The English had good reasons to hate the Norman castles because the castles made them feel that there were always Normans watching them.
The English had good reasons to hate the Norman castles because
houses were often pulled down to make way for the castle.

7. Step Two: Reasons for liking the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Two: Reasons for liking the Normans
Controlling the Land
The English liked the Normans because the Normans built lots of …
The English had good reasons to like the Norman castles because …

8. Step Two: Reasons for liking the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Two: Reasons for liking the Normans
Controlling the Land
The English liked the Normans because the Normans built lots of castles.
The English had good reasons to like the Norman castles because the castles meant that there were lots of jobs building the castles and working in them as cooks and domestic servants.
The English had good reasons to like the Norman castles because the
castles kept them safe from being attacked. If there was any danger
they could shelter inside the castle.

9. Step Three: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Three: Reasons for hating the Normans
Sharing out the Land
The English hated the Normans because the Normans introduced the Feudal System that …
The English had good reasons to hate the Feudal System because …
The English had good reasons for hating what the Normans did to the Church
because …

10. Step Three: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Three: Reasons for hating the Normans
Sharing out the Land
The English hated the Normans because the Normans introduced the Feudal System that William owned all of the land in England and that most of the land was shared out among Normans. The English had to obey the Normans in order to have land so they could grow food.
The English had good reasons to hate the Feudal System because they lost all of their land.
The English had good reasons to hate the Feudal System because they
had to obey Norman lords.
The English had good reasons for hating what the Normans did to the Church
because all of the top jobs went to Normans, who spent a lot of money
building new churches in the Norman style.

11. Step Three: Reasons for liking the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Three: Reasons for liking the Normans
Sharing out the Land
The English had good reasons for liking what the Normans did the Church
because …

12. Step Three: Reasons for liking the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Three: Reasons for liking the Normans
Sharing out the Land
The English had good reasons for liking what the Normans did the Church
because they built lots of new churches, which was a sign that God had chosen them to be the new masters of England.

13. Step Four: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Four: Reasons for hating the Normans
Enjoying the Land
The English hated the Normans because William turned large areas of England into royal hunting estates. This meant that …
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of their strict new laws, which said that …
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans Barons as they were …
The English had good reasons for hating the Normans because of the taxes,
which …
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of the Domesday
Book, which …

14. Step Four: Reasons for hating the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Four: Reasons for hating the Normans
Enjoying the Land
The English hated the Normans because William turned large areas of England into royal hunting estates. This meant that whole villages were completely destroyed.
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of their strict new laws, which said that people caught hunting in the royal forest could have their fingers cut off or be blinded.
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans Barons as they were strict.
The English had good reasons for hating the Normans because of the
taxes, which increased.
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of the Domesday Book, which meant that William knew who lived where and what they owned.

15. Step Four: Reasons for liking the Normans
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Step Four: Reasons for liking the Normans
Enjoying the Land
The English had good reasons to hate the Normans because of their strict new laws, which kept everyone …

16. Thinking your enquiry through: Source 1
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Thinking your enquiry through: Source 1
“The King raised castles and crushed the poor”
“He took gold and silver and so much more”
“There was no fairness to his deeds”
“He loved to hunt for stags and boars”
“He took our land and made this law”

17. Thinking your enquiry through: Source 1
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Thinking your enquiry through: Source 1
“The King raised castles and crushed the poor”
William built castles across England to keep the English under control.
Sometimes houses were demolished to make space for the castle.
“He took gold and silver and so much more”
William carried out the Domesday survey to collect his increased taxes.
“There was no fairness to his deeds”
The Harrying f the North punished to innocent along with those who had rebelled.
“He loved to hunt for stags and boars”
The New Forest was cleared of people and turned into a private hunting area
for William.
“He took our land and made this law”
William said all of England belonged to him. He shared out the land among
his supporters. The English ended up with very little.

18. Thinking your enquiry through: Source 2
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Thinking your enquiry through: Source 2
“King William was stronger than any man before.”
“He was gentle to good men and stern to those that disobeyed him.”
“He was also very violent, so that no one dared to do anything against his will.”
“The good peace hat he made in this country is not to be forgotten.”
“William protected deer and boar and loved the stags so much as if he was their
father.”

19. Thinking your enquiry through: Source 2
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Thinking your enquiry through: Source 2
“King William was stronger than any man before.”
William was strong because he won and controlled England. He was tough on rebellions.
“He was gentle to good men and stern to those that disobeyed him.”
He gave land to his supporters and was very tough against rebels.
“He was also very violent, so that no one dared to do anything against his will.”
When the English rebelled in York, the Harrying of the North showed how tough
William could be if he was disobeyed.
“The good peace hat he made in this country is not to be forgotten.”
William made new laws and told his Barons to be tough on lawbreakers.
“William protected deer and boar and loved the stags so much as if he was their
father.”
William had over sixty villages pulled down to make the New Forest into a
private area where he alone could hunt boar and deer.

20. Writing up your Enquiry
The Conqueror and the Conquered What did the English think when William took control?
Writing up your Enquiry
Write an introduction that summarises what the English thought when William took control: there were one or two positive benefits, but these were far outweighed by the bad results of the Normans taking control of England.
Write a paragraph that begins: There were some benefits for the English when the Normans took control of England, for example it was much safer because of the castles and William’s new laws.
Write a paragraph that begins: Most of the English must have hated it when William
took control of England. This was because they were very badly treated. They lost
nearly all of their land and had to obey their new Norman masters. If they didn’t
then there could be very unpleasant consequences.
Write a conclusion that summarises what the English must have thought
when William took control.