1. TREATMENT OF THE WOMEN
1.1. Many of their freedoms (social and legal) were removed under the Normans.
1.1.1. In the aristocracy, they sometimes had responsibility for domestic workshops. But, due to the Norman tendency towards male-domination, women could not hold land any more.
1.2. They were able to exert a political influence over the men of their family, but women became subject to them (and society).
1.2.1. Church led to women being considered more or less the source of physical temptation.
2. CRUELTY
2.1. Normans were ruthless.
2.1.1. Begging for food from monks in the South.
2.2. Destruction and burning of many villages across the North.
2.2.1. Britons were forced to leave their homes for the new forests of Normans.
3. POOR HARVEST
3.1. People starved to death.
3.2. People suffered terrible illnesses.
4. THE BATTLE OF THE HARRYING OF THE NORTH
4.1. 11th century invasion and occupation of England led by Duke William II of Normandy.
4.1.1. The affected region took a long time to recover.
4.1.1.1. The countryside remained empty and uncultivated for nine years.
4.1.2. 100,000 people died as a result of famine.
4.1.2.1. But, no village remained inhabited between York and Durham.
5. CASTLES
5.1. To help secure their power
5.2. Common early type
5.2.1. Made of wood
5.3. To defend themselves against the Saxons
5.4. symbolised the strength and enduring legacy of their hierarchal dominance.
6. Positive impact
7. Negative impact
8. LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT
8.1. Latin replaced English
9. CONTINENTAL ARCHITECTURE
9.1. Paris Churches
9.1.1. Widely rebuilt in stone
9.2. Cathedral or Abbey
9.2.1. Rebuilt bigger
9.2.2. More fashionably
10. CHANGES IN POLITICAL SYSTEM
10.1. Created one of the mightiest monarchies in Europe
10.2. They brought a refined governmental system
10.3. Imposed the feudal system
10.3.1. A form of preserving government methods