History Quiz 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 there duties
A
Taxes
5
Q
What was the name of the council that advised the king on issues of government
A
Witan
6
Q
What did each shire have to provide in terms of military
A
People for the Fyrd
7
Q
When was stigand replaced by Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury?
A
1070
8
Q
When was harolds embassy to Normandy?
A
1064
9
Q
When did Robert cuthose rebel against his father William
A
1077
10
Q
When did William order the Domesday book surveys?
A
1085
