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HIST 101-03, Introduction to Historical Investigation: The Impact of the Norman Conquest, Spring 2001
Schriber, Carolyn P.
Schriber, Carolyn P.
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Abstract
The events immediately following the Norman invasion of England in 1066 still arouse
strong feelings among historians. To those who admire William the Conqueror and his
Norman followers, the invasion was a revolution that dragged a backward area kicking
and screaming into the mainstream of feudal Europe; the result was a transformation of
English cultural, military, and economic institutions. For Anglo-Saxon supporters,
however, the invasion was a relatively short-lived catastrophe, after which English
patterns of land tenure and military organization continued along a well-established path.
This course will examine the arguments on both sides of the question and then turn to a
unique record of
eleventh-century feudal tenures and obligations Domesday Book to help resolve the
issues.
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This syllabus ws submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor