History B Schools History Project GCSE
Pre-Conquest Church corruption
What Pre-Conquest Church corruption means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Some clergy were criticised for practices like pluralism (holding multiple roles) and simony (selling Church positions), which later became pretexts for Norman reforms.
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- burhs
- Church hierarchy and royal control
- Consolidation of Norman power
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- Cultural transformation
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- Economic administration
- Feudal power
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