anglo and Norman government PART 2

Question 1

anglo witan

Answer 1

• kinsg councils and advised him on matter of state

- king could ignore

Question 2

anglo earls

Answer 2

• mosy senior earls in charge of land and taxes
• enforced law and had the power to judge
• generals and red. thegn (local lords) in wars against the king

Question 3

anglo king

Answer 3

in charge of and minting coins taxes executing

-gods role on earth

Question 4

Williams Norman regents

lanfranc

Answer 4

• Archbishop of Canterbury

- during earls revolt 1075 he was in charge of England ( as William was in Normandy)

Question 5

williams Norman regents ODO of Bayeux

Answer 5

• williams regentt when he first took over England 1066

- kings half bro and earl of Kent

Question 6

William FiztOsbern

Answer 6

• earld of Hereford (marcher earls)

- not a good regent as he didn’t handle relations between normans and anglo very well

Question 7

what were regents

Answer 7

-ruled England while William was in Normandy