Fill in the gaps. Before the
William had been able to put Normans in control of
lands in the South
and West; now he could do the same for
lands throughout Mercia, East.
and the
North, William also changed the way he granted out the land to increase Norman
wherever it was in
Before
what an Anglo-Saxon held
was passed on to Norman
the country. This meant landholders often held land in different
After 1071, William
more blocks of territory. These were much beater for imposing control
because there was a single strong authority in the area. For example, Earl Edwin's Yorkshire holdings
were used to create the castlery and lordship of
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Godwinson
1071
consolidated
Anglia
regions
forfeited
heirs
rebellions
control
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