'New' crimes in Norman England

When did William I become king

After the Norman Conquest in 1066

How did William I establish his authority in England?

By adding new crimes to the existing Anglo-Saxonones

What percentage of England became ‘Royal forest’?

About 30% of England

Who could use the royal forest?

William I and Norman nobility and those who paid for hunting rights

Who were evicted from the land covered as ‘Royal forest’

Village communites and farmers

Give one reason why Village communities and farmers had resentment to the forest laws

They were evicted from their land (if it was labelled royal forest)

When were the new forest laws introduced?

1072

Name one thing that was illegal to do in the Royal forest without a licence

• Graze animals

• Kill wild animals

• Take wood

Why did society not see those who broke the forest laws as criminals

The forest laws widely seen as unfair

Why was there much resistance in the first few years after the Norman invasion

Not welcomed by the anglo-saxons

Where were the large rebellions

York and east anglia

William I punished rebellions far more _______ than in ________ times to assert his _______

William I punished rebelliosn far more harshly than in Anglo-Saxon times to assert his authority

William I ordered what punishment for rebels?

Death penalty

What was different about William I Norman England punishment to rebellion than anglo saxon punishment to rebellion

He also ordered punishment for those not directly involved in the rebellions

Give an example of when Willim I ordered punishment for those not directly involved in rebellions

100,000 people were starved to death

William destroyed the foodstock in areas that had seen rebellion

What does hundred mean

An area of land

What was the murdrum fine

If an anglo saxon murdered a norman and no culprit was found, a large sum of money had to be payed by the hundred/area where the body was found

The murdrum fine made it that murdering a _____ became more ______ than murdering an _______

The murdrum fine made it that murdering a Norman became more serious than murdering an Anglo-Saxon

Give one reason why most people hated the forest laws

Any one from….

• Many had been evicted from their homes or farms to make way for Royal forests

• Punishments for breaking the forest Laws were extremely harsh

• activities that had previously been allowed such as killing rabbits or collecting firewood were not illegal - irritated people or made struggle for survival harder