(1)
Read the first three paragraphs of Feudal
System and source
S1. Explain what is taking place in this picture.
(2)
Read source S6 on the Feudal
System. Finish
off the following sentences.
(a) William the Conqueror
granted Richard de Clare land in.....
(b) Richard de Clare granted
Stoke in Surrey to.......
(c) Roger de Abernon promised
Richard de Clare that he would.....
(3)
Study source S1 below.
(a) Describe the Clare
coat of arms.
(b) Explain why knights
had their family coat of arms on their shields and surcoats.
(4)
Study the drawing of Sir John de Abernon (source S2 below) and source
S1. Can you explain why these two knights have similar coats of arms?
It might help you to reread your answer for question.
(5)
Read the last two paragraphs of Feudal
System and study
the chart on Feudalism. What did peasants
have to do to obtain land from people like Richard de Clare?
(6)
Explain the difference between a serf and a freeman.
(7)
Study the Clare Estates in 1086.
(a) Give as many reasons
as you can why Richard de Clare built a castle at Tonbridge.
(b) Name Richard de Clare's
two main homes in
England.
(c) King William granted
Richard de Clare manors all over England. Can you explain why King
William did not grant Richard de Clare just one large block of land?
(S1) Stained glass portrait
of
Gilbert de Clare at
Tewkesbury Abbey (1340)
(S2) This carving of Sir
John de Abernon
in Stoke D'Abernon Church was made
in 1277. The Abernon coat of arms was
blue with a yellow chevron.
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