Anglo saxon 1 Flashcards
what powers did the king have
law making
landownership-could give it or take it
king was chosen by god
tax
what was the whitan
was a council that advised the king
what were the earls
were the most important men in the country after the king and governed large areas of land
what powers did the earls have
collecting taxes from their earldom
overseeing law and order
military powers
who was the king before 1066
Edward the confessor
what were advantages of edward the confessor as king
religious leader so people believed he was chosen by god
wise lawmaker
married to edith, daughter of earl of godwin
what were disadvantages of edward the confessor as king
few english supporters as he was exiled from normandy
no children to succeed him
what was the shire reeve or sheriff
the kings representative in local government
what was a writ
how the king issued orders to the shire reeves
how was land split up
each earldom was divided into shires
each shire was divided into hundreds
each hundred was divided into tithings
what is a ceorls
peasant farmers
what gave england a strong economy
good climate for farming
strong trade links across north sea
efficient tax system
what was 90% of the english population made from
thegns
ceorls
slaves
what was a burh
the fortified main town of each shire
what is significant about a burh
people would seek refuge in burhs when under attack
all significant trade was carried out in burhs under law
fortification made them hard to attack
what were some key features of the church
bishops were rich and important
church provided all written work
most nuns and priests were farmers and uneducated
who controlled most of the earldoms by 1060 and what was the only earldom not under this control
godwins
mercier was not controlled by godwins
what were features of harolds embassy to normandy in 1064
king edward sent harold to normandy
harold was taken prisoner but william rescued him
harold swore a serious oath
why was harolds embassy important
shows harold was king edwards trusted man
normans claimed the embassy was to plan for william to become king
after edward
what were the key events of the rising against tostig
October 1065 - northumbrian thegns revolt against tostig by marching to york
northumbrians invite morcar to be earl instead
edward tries to stop the uprising but didnt work
November 1 - tostig was exiled
