Power, Embassy To Normandy, Tostig Exiled, Sucsession Crisis Flashcards
1
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WHY WAS RELIGION CRUCIAL TO EVERYDAY LIFE?
A
Because people worried what happened after they died
2
Q
GIVE TWO FEATURES OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH?
A
. Divided into large areas
.Controlled by bishops who were rich and important
.Local priests were not well educated
3
Q
WHAT WAS HAROLD GODWINSON EARL OF?
A
Earl of Wessex, he succeeded his Father Earl Godwin in 1055
4
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WHO WAS TOSTIG GODWINSON EARL OF?
A
Earl of Northumbria in 1055
5
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WHO WAS LEOFWINE GODWINSON EARL OF?
A
Earl of Kent from 1057 (other small shires)
6
Q
WHO WAS GYRTH GODWINSON EARL OF?
A
Earl of East- Anglia from 1057
7
Q
WHY WERE THE “HOUSE OF GODWIN SO POWERFUL”?
A
LAND: power over every earldom but Mercia
POLITICAL MARRIAGE: Earl Godwins daughter (Edith of Wessex) to Edward the Confesser and Harold married Edith of Mercia
