The Norman conquest marked the beginning of a new era. The Normans brought a new social system, known as the feudal system, based on a strict hierarchy that saw the king at the top, under him the barons, then the knights and finally the peasants and the serfs. The king gave the land to his barons in return for military service; the same relationship linked the knights to the barons. Twenty years after the conquest, William sent his men throughout England to make a survey of the economic life of the country: in 1086 the record, known as “Dornesday Book”, … Continua a leggere The Norman Conquest