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Anglo-Saxon England (the king and his earls (power of the king (taxation -…
Anglo-Saxon England
the king and his earls
the earls
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military power as they were the king generals leading there loyal thegns into battle against the king enemies
collecting taxes of there earldom for the king - kept third of taxes for governing and protecting earls
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power of the king
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landownership - the king could give land to how loyal flows like he could take it away in punishment
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local government and law
shrive , hundreds and tithings
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law
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Hue and Cry - anyone in the community could call on the others to help track down a criminal . the sheriff could also call on the community in the came way
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collective responsibility - if one member of a tithing broke the law then the rest were responsible for bring him to court or would be punished themselves
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Edward the confessor
important
normal calim the embassy was about will claim to the throne and used it as his reason of becoming king after the conquest
Normans claim that Harold was an oath breaker when he took the crown himself rather than supporting William clam
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rising against Tostig
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by the 1 of November Tostig was exiled and the house of Godwin weekend but Harold improved his Clements to the throne
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the power of the godwins
trouble
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a year after they were exiled the Godwin returned with a huge fleet so Edward pardoned Godwin rather than risk a civil war
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control
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merica was the major earldom not ruled by the godwins though Harold married aelfgar daughter. aelfgar was succeeded by his son Edwina t his death
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after the death of earl Godwin , Harold Godwin succeeded as earl of Wessex , the richest earldom in England
marriages
Harold Godwinson had a pollical marriage to Edith of Mercia daughter of alegar and then a second marriage to Edith the fair how as influential in east England
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