Chapter 1.1 (2)
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- History C1.1
- Limits to the Kings power
- The Danelaw
- Half of England was called Danelaw. They had some different laws and customs.
- Powers of Earl Godwin
- Owned so much he was as rich as the king.
- Forced the King into making good decisions for the Godwins.
- The Danelaw
- Government
- The Witan
- Council that gives the king advice.
- Made up of Aristocrats of the Kingdom also earls and archbishops.
- Discussing possible threats from foreign powers. Religious affairs. Land Disputes and how to settle then.
- Earldoms
- The earls where given power to help the King to make decisions.
- Economic, Legal and Military control of their earldoms
- The earls where given power to help the King to make decisions.
- Local Government
- Earldoms where divided into Shires, and all had different roles.
- Social
- Political
- Economic
- Military
- Economic
- Political
- Social
- Shire Reeves
- Kings local government officals.
- collecting revenue
- collecting the geld tax
- collecting fines
- making sure people obeyed the law.
- providing men for the fryd
- repairing roads and fortifications
- providing men for the fryd
- making sure people obeyed the law.
- collecting fines
- collecting the geld tax
- collecting revenue
- Kings local government officals.
- Military Power: The Fryd
- When the call came from the king, each group of 5 hides provided one man for the fryd. there where 2 types of fryd
- the select fryd gathered men to fight anywhere in England for the King.
- the gathered fryd gathered men to fight who didn't go out of their local area.
- When the call came from the king, each group of 5 hides provided one man for the fryd. there where 2 types of fryd
- Earldoms where divided into Shires, and all had different roles.
- The Witan
- Anglo-Saxon Economy
- Rich country.
- Towns
- 1066: 10% of population lived in towns
- London and York where the biggest towns in England.
- Viillages.
- spread over the countryside
- thegns lived in the countryside
- Church
- Anglo Saxon was a christian household.
- Divided England into large areas, Controlled by a bishop
- Religion was an important part of everyday life
- English people believed God would be quick to punish the country for sinful behaviour.
- The Anglo-Saxon church was old fashioned compared to the Norman Church
- Limits to the Kings power
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