iast ical ▁structures ▁and ▁orders ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 6 6 ▁Norman ▁con quest ▁brought ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁Norman ▁and ▁French ▁church men ▁to ▁power ; ▁some ▁adopted ▁and ▁emb rac ed ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁religious ▁system , ▁while ▁others ▁introduced ▁practices ▁from ▁Norm andy . ▁Ext ensive ▁English ▁lands ▁were ▁granted ▁to ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁create ▁daughter ▁pri ories ▁and ▁mon astic ▁cells ▁across ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁monaster ies ▁were ▁brought ▁firm ly ▁into ▁the ▁web ▁of ▁fe ud al ▁relations , ▁with ▁their ▁holding ▁of ▁land ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁military ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁crown . ▁The ▁Norm ans ▁adopted ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁model ▁of ▁mon astic ▁c athedral ▁communities , ▁and ▁within ▁sevent y ▁years ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁English ▁c athed r als ▁were ▁controlled ▁by ▁mon ks ; ▁every ▁English ▁c athedral , ▁however , ▁was ▁re built ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁r ul ers . ▁England ' s ▁b ish ops ▁remained ▁powerful ▁temporal ▁figures , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁tw elf th - century ▁raised ▁arm ies ▁against ▁Scottish ▁inv aders ▁and ▁built ▁up ▁extensive ▁hold ings ▁of ▁cast les ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁New ▁orders ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁introduced ▁into ▁England . ▁As ▁t ies ▁to ▁Norm andy ▁w an ed , ▁the ▁French ▁Cl un iac ▁order ▁became ▁fashion able ▁and ▁their ▁houses ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁August ini