2007-04-11 05:28:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
census & taxes
2007-04-11 05:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was importing feudalism into England, and he wanted it to be more perfect than the ad hoc hodgepodge feudalism that had evolved in France. So he ordered an inventory of every piece of land, buildings, or other property in England, so there would be none of it omitted from the lordship hierarchy. In France, there were alods, which were patches of land that had never been included in fiefs. There would be no alods in England.
Parallel is the Salisbury Oath, by which every man in England swore loyalty to the king. In France, a vassal should be loyal to his lord, but it was unclear what loyalty he owed to his lord's overlord. William would not have that either.
2007-04-11 05:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. i could recommend that it replaced into one in each of his super achievements yet do no longer forget approximately that he additionally united a fractured England and stopped the viking raids. He replaced into additionally in charge for the construction of many castles and forts that still stand at present.
2016-12-09 00:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To do a census of the people and to determine how much property they had.
2007-04-11 05:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by mar m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question is a good piece of history to ponder for humanitarian reasons. than you.
2007-04-11 05:45:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋