History Homework 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Name the king who was very pious (religious)
A
Edward the Confessor
2
Q
Name the person who represented the king in the shire
A
Shire-reeve (sheriff)
3
Q
Who was militarily more powerful than the King Edward and as rich?
A
Earl godwin
4
Q
Earls had to collect these as part of their duties
A
Taxes
5
Q
What was the name of the council that advised the king on issues of the government?
A
Witan
6
Q
What did each shire have to provide in terms of military?
A
People of the Fyrd
7
Q
When was Stigand replaced by Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury
A
1070
8
Q
When was Harold’s Embassy to Normandy?
A
1064
9
Q
When did Robert Curthose rebel against his father William?
A
1077
10
Q
When did William order the Domesday book surveys?
A
1085
