The British History Podcast · Jamie Jeffers

Lords and Landlords Sample

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A Doomsday Book entry reveals 11th-century 'redlining,' where English burgesses paid higher taxes than new Norman settlers.

The hosts explore how Norman lords used the establishment of towns and specific urban legal charters as a deliberate colonization strategy along the Welsh border in the 11th century. They analyze the 'Laws of Bertouille' package, which granted freedoms to attract Norman settlers, creating early systemic advantages documented in records like the Doomsday Book.

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