quest ▁brought ▁Norman ▁and ▁French ▁church men ▁to ▁power . ▁New ▁reform ed ▁religious ▁and ▁military ▁orders ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁England . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁largely ▁won ▁its ▁argument ▁for ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁answering ▁almost ▁entirely ▁to ▁Rome . ▁Pil gr images ▁were ▁a ▁popular ▁religious ▁practice ▁and ▁accum ulating ▁re lic s ▁became ▁important ▁for ▁am bit ious ▁institutions . ▁England ▁played ▁a ▁prominent ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Second , ▁Third ▁and ▁Fif th ▁Cr us ades . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁nin th ▁and ▁th ir teenth ▁centuries ▁England ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁W arm ▁Period , ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁period ▁of ▁war mer ▁temper atures ▁that ▁allowed ▁poor er ▁land ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁into ▁cultiv ation . ▁Agricult ural ▁land ▁became ▁typically ▁organ ised ▁around ▁man ors . ▁By ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century , ▁a ▁market ▁economy ▁was ▁fl our ishing ▁across ▁much ▁of ▁England , ▁while ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁towns ▁were ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁international ▁trade . ▁Many ▁hundreds ▁of ▁new ▁towns , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁planned ▁communities , ▁were ▁built , ▁supporting ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁gu ild s ▁and ▁char ter ▁fair s . ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁war fare ▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁attr itional ▁military ▁campaign s ▁of ▁ra ids ▁and ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁cast les . ▁Naval ▁forces ▁enabled ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁troops ▁and ▁supplies , ▁ra ids ▁into ▁host ile ▁territory ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁enemy ▁fle ets . ▁After ▁the