History A-Level
Land tenure
What Land tenure means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Land tenure
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The holding of land, which changed after 1066 as the king claimed ultimate ownership and granted lands to Normans in return for military and political service.
Topics that use Land tenure
- State, church and society, 1066–1106 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Centralisation of royal government
- Church reform and discipline
- Conflict and compromise in appointments
- Domesday Survey 1086
- Local office-holding and the enforcement of royal justice
- Manumission
- Norman aristocracy
- Royal forests
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