Karteikarten
Monarchy, Government and Economy
Karten in diesem Stapel (67)
- 1What was the Danelaw and where was it established?The Danelaw was established under Alfred the Great. It stated that the Danes would settle in the east of the county. This was known as the Danelaw.
- 2What Earldom did Alfred the Great control?Wessex
- 3When the Vikings returned in the 10th Century, who were they led by?Svein of Denmark
- 4When the Vikings returned in the 10th Century, which Saxon King was defeated?Aethelred the Unready
- 5Which Danish King established control over all 4 Kingdoms in 1016?Canute
- 6Who were the claimants to the throne in 1035?Harold Harefoot
Harthacanute
Edward the Confessor - 7Who could be king?Naturally limited to members of the royal family who were accepted by the Witan or through conquest.
- 8Who had the sole right to make the laws?The king
- 9Who was responsible for the defence of the kingdom and keeping the king's peace?The king
- 10Who governed the localities and how?The king, he issued writs which were written orders that were to be followed
- 11Who decided on domestic and foreign policies?The king
- 12Who was the only person with the right to mint coins?The king
- 13Who advised the king and assisted the government?The Witan
- 14Who was in the Witan?Royal family members
Earls
Bishops - 15Who made up the kings household servents?Thegns
'Stallers'
Priests and Clerks
Housecarls - 16What was the thegns job?Serving as butlers, table-waiters and chamberlains. They were also the arms men of the army.
- 17What was the stallers job?The main secular servants
- 18What was the priests and clerks job?Served the king's oratory
- 19What was the housecarls job?Elite soldiers that formed the kings bodyguard and were the elite of the army when they went to war
- 20Who were the kings administrative servents?Thegns
Reeves
Shire Reeves - 21What was the thegns administrative job?They formed an aristocracy in the shires
- 22What was the reeves job?Governed the estates and hundreds
- 23What was the shire reeves job?Supervised the royal interests in the boroughs and the shires
- 24Who was the only person with the right to raise an army?The king
- 25What was an earls jobs?- Keep the peace and maintain good justice
- Commanded the military forces of his province
- Executed orders from the king - 26How did someone become an earl?It was a royal appointment held during the king's pleasure.
The eldest son of an earl would also usually end up inheriting the lands and therefore becoming an earl in their fathers place - 27What were the duties of an earl considered to be?Vice-regal.
- 28What was a shire?The main territorial division of the kingdom
- 29What was a hundred?The shires were divided into hundreds and each contained around 12 villages
- 30What was the Vikings version of a hundred?Wapentake
- 31What was the Vikings version of a Shire?Trithing
- 32What was a hide?Smallest unit of land, usually about 120 acres
- 33What was the Viking version of a hide?Carucate
- 34What did the tenents of hide land have to do?Pay a rate or tax on the land
- 35What was an ordeal?A punishment based on the premise that God would help the innocent by performing a miracle on his behalf
- 36How often did the Shire Court meet?Twice a year
- 37What sort of cases were the shire courts concernded with?Traditional cases such as theft and violence.
- 38Who were in charge of the shire courts?The bishop and the earl
- 39How often did the hundred meet?Every month
- 40What was the main judicial purpose of the hundred court?Administration of police schemes which the king had devised
- 41What were the hundred responsible for?The good behaviour of their members
- 42Who held the hundred courts?The preist, the reeve and four men from each township
- 43When housecarls were pensioned off, what could they receive?An estate, loan land, or book-land by charter
- 44What and why did the thegns owe the king?In return for their book-land, they had to provide military service and bring with them troops of fyrd
- 45What was the fyrd?The bulk of the Anglo-Saxon army made up of untrained peasants
- 46How long did the fyrd have to serve for?2 months a year
- 47What three groups was Anglo-Saxon society organised into?- Those who fought
- Those who prayed
- Those who worked - 48Who was at the top of Anglo-Saxon society?The King
- 49Who was at the bottom of Anglo-Saxon society?Slaves
- 50What was so special about book-land?This land could not be lost or resumed by the King
- 51What was the official religion of England?Christianity
- 52Who were the two Archbishops?Canterbury and York
- 53What was still common for priests to do in England that was seen as backwards?Clerical Marriage
- 54How was the Church funded?The tithe, a tax that was one-tenth of annual produce or earnings
- 55Why did the English church refuse to accept Stigand as archbishop?He was approved by Pope Benedict X, the anti-pope
- 56Why did tenants have to pay taxes?To pay for:
- military service
- fortress work
- bridge repair - 57What was the Danegeld?A tax to pay invaders (usually Vikings) to go away
- 58Who collected taxes?Shire reeves
- 59How many pennies were they to a shilling?12
- 60How many shillings were they to a pound?20
- 61How often did English coins have to be traded in for re-striking and why?Every six years to avoid debasement
- 62Who traded with Ireland?Chester and Bristol
- 63Who traded with the Rhineland, the Low Countries and France?London
- 64Did England import or export more?Export
- 65How many towns had a population of over 1000?20
- 66How many inhabitants did London have?14,000
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