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The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England - Coggle Diagram
The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of England
Unified England
In
911
,
Aethalfadea
,
Lady of the Mercians
, ruled
Mercia
.
King Edward the Elder
brought
Mercia
under his rule.
The Kingdom of England
was founded in
927
.
Centralized Institutions
The
fyrd
was a national army commanded by the king.
The English Kings possessed a monopoly on
coinage
.
The
Danegeld
was a centralized tax.
The
writ
was a letter from the king.
The government's language was
Anglo-Saxon
Church Interest
English monasticism
was rebuilt.
The king was the
realm
's owner.
The
clergy
emphasized the king's justice.
The
royal succession
was up to the monarchs.
Anglo-Saxon kings had a council, whose members were called
Witan
.
England Organization
England was divided into
shires
.
Shires were divided into
hundreds
.
Poeple were divided into
nobles
,
freemen
, and
slaves
.
Earls
were powerful nobles who owned English territory.
Blended Cutlure
Harold II Godwinson
was the last Anglo-Saxon king.
Danish king Canute
ruled England from
1016
to
1035
.
Edward the Confessor
became king of England in
1042