Anglo Saxon 1 Flashcards
Name 4 powers the king had
Law-making
Religion
landownership
Money
what was the whiten
a council that advised the king, but was not a limitation to the kings power
what were earls
the most important men in the country after the king who governed large areas of England.
what powers did the king grant the earls
-collecting taxes from their earldom
-overseeing law and order in their earldom
-military powers
give 3 pros of Edward the confessor as king
religious leader
respected as a wise lawmaker
married to Edith (earl of godwin)
give 2 disadvantages of Edward the confessor as king
had been exiled from normandy so had few supporters in England
no children
what was the shire reeve
the kings representative in the local government
how did the king make orders to the shire reeve
through a writ
what sort of orders did the writ contain
to collect revenue
geld tax
make sure men are provided for the fyrd
what is a shire
an earldom was split up into shires
what is a hundred
each shire was split up into hundreds
what is a tithing
each hundred was split up into tithings
what is a ceorl
peasant farmer
what gave England a strong economy
good climate for farming
strong trade links
efficient tax system
what is a burn
a fortified main town of each shire
