You will need the following
materials in this assignment: Norman
Castles,
Tonbridge
Castle, Feudal
System, Clare
Estates in 1086,
William
Rufus,
Magna Carta and Castles:
Glossary.
You are going to write
an essay on the 'Norman Barons and the Monarchy'. The first paragraph
and the beginning of each of the other paragraphs have been done for
you (red type). The text in the light type suggests the type of information
that you should include in this paragraph. The underlined numbers
refers to the web pages where you will find the information. Always
try to use your own words.
(1) On 14th October, 1066, the Normans defeated
the English army at the Battle of Hastings. William, the leader of
the Normans, claimed that all the land in England now belonged to
him. William kept about a fifth of the land for
his own use. The rest of the land was distributed to those Norman
knights who had helped him defeat the English army.
(2) One
of William's most important knights was Richard de Clare.
Give details of Richard
de Clare's land (Feudal
System 2nd paragraph;
Clare Estates in 1086)
(3) Richard
de Clare built several castles to help protect his estates in England.
Describe the early castles
that Richard de Clare built (Norman
Castles
2nd and 3rd paragraphs; Tonbridge
Castle;
Clare Estates in 1086;
Castles:
Glossary entries for 'bailey', 'drawbridge', 'moat', 'motte',
'palisade')
(4) Richard
de Clare was now one of the most powerful men in England and he expected
to be consulted when the king made important decisions.
Explain
why Richard de Clare rebelled in 1088. (William
Rufus
2nd, 3rd and 4th paragraphs)
Describe
how he was punished (William
Rufus
4th paragraph)
Explain
how the Clare family might have been involved in the killing of William
Rufus (William
Rufus 12th,
13th and 14th paragraphs and source S2)
(5) The
Clare family continued to have arguments with the monarchy.
Explain
why Richard de Clare was angry with King John in 1215. (Magna
Carta
1st and 2nd paragraphs)
Describe what happened
on 15th June, 1215. (Magna Carta 3rd, 4th
and 5th paragraphs)
Explain why the barons
made King John sign the Magna Carta (Magna
Carta 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
5th paragraphs and extracts from the Magna Carta )
The
Normans: Classroom Activities
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