AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
Revise: MonasticismBenedictine worship, learning and religious communities all pre-dated the Normans. The change concerned how closely monks should follow their rules and who would direct them.
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GCSE History · key term
Monks or nuns who follow the Rule of St Benedict, organising their lives around prayer, work and religious discipline.
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Paper 2
Revise: MonasticismBenedictine worship, learning and religious communities all pre-dated the Normans. The change concerned how closely monks should follow their rules and who would direct them.
Distinguish reform from invention: Benedictine monasticism existed in England before 1066. The Normans sought stricter observance and introduced new leadership and orders.
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