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Anglo Saxons and Norman England Flashcards

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What were earls and what did they control?

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Most important nobles and advised the king
Controlled large ares of England called earldoms

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Who were the Witan?

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King’s advisors (a meeting of wise men)

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3
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What were Thegns?

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local lords who owned land and fought for the kind in war (trained fighters)

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By 1060, how many Thegns were there?

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between 4000 and 5000

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5
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What was a shire?

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a county area in England

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What was a hundred?

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A subdivision of a shire, having its own court

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What were ceorls?

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Free men (peasants) who owned their land and who could choose which lord they worked for

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What were peasant farmers?

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those who rented land from the local lord 3 days each week in order to keep their land

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9
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What percentage of the population were slaves?

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10%

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What was the Wergild?

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The cash value of someone’s life - used to compensate victims of crime - higher rank = higher compensation

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11
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What was a hue and cry?

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Calling on fellow villagers to chase a criminal (if people failed to help they could be fined)

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12
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What was a trial by ordeal?

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A method of determining a person’s guilt/innocence by subjecting person to painful tests controlled by God - e.g picking up a red hot iron/being held underwater.
If the person survived/wound healed 3 days after, the person was innocent in the eyes of God

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How much land did the church own in the Anglo Saxon era?

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25% of England

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14
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What was the Royal mint?

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Where the money was made - coins were made from German silver

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15
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How many bishops were there?

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15

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16
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Who were the 2 archbishops?

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Canterbury and York

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17
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When did Harold Godwinson become Earl of Wessex?

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1053

18
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When did Tostig become Earl of Northumbria?

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1055

19
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How many earldoms did the Godwinsons control?

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4 out of 5 earldoms

20
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How did the Godwinsons become so powerful?

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Edith Godwinson married King Edward
Wealthier than the king
Weak king so easily influenced by the Godwinsons
Harold married Edith of Mercia - sister of Edwin and Morcar (political marriage hoping to gain support from Morcar - Earl of Northumbria at the time)

21
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When was Harold Godwinson coronated?

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6th January 1066

22
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When did Edwin and Morcar attack Tostig because of his tyrannical rule?

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October 1065

23
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When did Harold go on an embassy to Normandy?

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1064

24
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When did Edward the Confessor die?

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5th January 1066

25
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When was the battle of Gate Fulford?

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20th September 1066

26
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When was the battle of Stamford bridge?

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25th September 1066

27
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When was the Battle of Hastings?

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14th October 1066

28
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What were the 3 reasons for William’s victory?

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William’s tactics
William’s leadership
Harold’s lack of tactics/leadership

29
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When was William crowned?

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25th December 1066

30
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What were the 3 reasons for building castles?

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Control
Symbol of power
Protection

31
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When was the revolt of Edwin and Morcar?

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1068

32
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When did the rebellions in the North with Edgar Aetheling occur?

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1069

33
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When was the rebellion at Ely with Hereward the Wake?

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1070 - 71

34
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When was the Harrying of the North?

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1069 - 70

35
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When did the changes to land ownership occur?

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1066 - 1087

36
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When did the revolts of the earls occur?

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1075

37
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After 1072, where did William spend most of his time?

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Normandy

38
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What were the 3 main reasons/factors of the Domesday Book?

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Financial
Military
Legal

39
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When did Bishop Odo become earl of Kent?

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1067 and was given 22 counties

40
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When was Odo imprisoned for taking church land, misruling and planning his claim for papacy

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1082

41
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When the revolt with Robert Curthose occur?

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1077-80

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