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William 1 1066-1087 (Anglo Saxon England (origin (Royal Authority (Right…

- - - - Wealthy
      - tax
        
        Geld
        
        national land tax
        
        2s per hide
        
        raised £137,000 between 991 -1012
      - Trade
        
        part of complex european traidng web
        
        key exports
        
        wool
        
        cheese
        
        meat
        
        fish
        
        Trade Hubs
        
        southampton, London, Lincoln, Cambridge
    - - Right to raise an army
      - Divinely appointed
      - Chief Judge
      - Dominant power with King
    - - Divided into earldoms, shires, Vils and Hundreds
      - Earls
        
        vast areas
        
        strong autonomy
      - Shires
        
        managed by sheriffs
        
        Millitary and taxation obligations
      - Vils and Hundreds
        
        subdivisions of shires
        
        overseen by local lords
    - - King = chief judge
      - Shire courts met 2/ year
        
        dealt with major abuses
      - Hundred courts
        
        dealt with local justice
      - local tithings - community police