This was a way of William demonstrating his power over England and trying to secure his land. There was a belief in medieval England that you would stay at the society level you were born into.

Lincoln's scarlett cloth was amongst the most highly prized cloth on the Venetian market in 1265The wool trade was of immense importance to the wealth of medieval England, with the finest woollen ...

You might think that the only people in medieval and early modern England were Normans, Anglo- Saxons and Vikings. You might believe no space existed for Africans in that society. But we now know ...