Transcript Land Redistribution - Sutton Grammar School for Boys

Land Redistribution
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Miles Adams, Daniel Foran, Nathan de Bono &
Eoin O’Sullivan
Who gained land?
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A lot of land was
given to the church –
William appointed
Lanfranc Archbishop
of Canterbury.
New cathedrals and
abbeys were started in
St Albans, Winchester,
Salisbury, Rochester
and Chichester
Who gained Land?
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Region:
When:
Given to:
East Anglia
1067
de Gael
Hereford
1067
Fitzosbern
Kent
1067
Odo
Cornwall
1068
Moreton
Dorset
1070
de Mordaunt
Norfolk
1070
de Gael
Chester
1071
d’Avranches
Shrewsbury
1074
De Montgomery
Surrey
1088
De Warenne
Who lost land
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Eadwine and Morcar lost their respective earldoms
after partaking in the rebellions against the Norman
regime.
The Godwines lost their sizeable estate, which gave
William a vast quantity of land to distribute among
his followers.
Wessex
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 William FitzOsbern was given a castle in York following the
Battle of Hastings, and is thought to have aided William of
Normandy in quelling the rebellion in the midlands.
 When he died in 1071, fitzOsbern gave his son the Earldom of
Hereford, which he had been given in 1067.
Northumbria
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Northumbria was one of the regions which went
through the most turmoil in its transition from
Saxon to Norman rule, and hence the redistribution
of land in the region was significant.
Northumbrian Earls:
 Morcar (1065–1066)
 Copsi (1067)
 Osulf II (1067)
 Gospatric (1067–1068)
 Robert Comine (1068–1069)
 Vacant during Harrying of the North
 Gospatric (1070–1072) again
 Waltheof II (1072–1075)
 William Walcher (1075–1080)
Northumbria
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 Waltheof was the son of Earl
Siward, who had been appointed
Earl of Northumbria by Cnut.
 Waltheof had been too young to
have any effect on politics in 1066,
but he is noted the following year,
attempting to gain William’s trust
and affections.
 William appointed Waltheof Earl
of Northumbria, thus helping to
secure the north.