Anglo-Saxons and Normans
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Which was the largest Earldom in Anglo-Saxon England?
Wessex
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Which was the second largest Earldom in Anglo-Saxon England?
Mercia
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What units were Earldoms divided into?
Shires
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What units were Shires divided into?
Hundreds
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What system did the King use to issue instructions?
Writ
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Which Royal Officials carried out the Kings commands?
Sheriffs
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What was the names of the tax kings could raise?
Geld
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In what basis was was tax assessed?
Hidage
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What % of the population lived in Urban environments?
10%
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Which King was the first king of the English?
Athelstan
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Which king defeated and incorporated the Viking into England?
Alfred
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What area of England was ruled under different laws to the rest of it?
Danelaw
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How many mints were in England by 980?
60
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How often was money called in and recoined?
5 years
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What was the names of the specific tax used to pay off the vikings?
Danegeld
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Which Danish King conquered England in 1016?
Canute
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Who was the last Danish King of England?
Harthacnut
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What is the main source for Anglo-Saxon history of 10th Century?
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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Who became king after the death of Harthacnut?
Edward the Confessor
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Where did Edward the Confessor spend his childhood?
Normandy
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Who was Edward's mother?
Emma
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Which Saxon Thegn rose to prominence under the Danish Kings?
Godwin
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Who married King Edward?
Edith
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Who was Godwin's son?
Harold
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What was the name of the royal bureaucracy?
Chancery
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What were the elite Anglos-Saxon soldiers called?
Housecarls
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What was the name of the assemblies held to discuss laws and government?
Witan
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Roughly how many Thegns were there?
5000
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Who was in charge of Hundreds?
Reeves
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Which court dealt with murder?
Royal Court
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Which court dealt with violence and large land disputes?
Shire court
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Which court deal with minor issues?
Hundred Court
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How in reality were many local disputes actually settled?
Blood feud
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What was the most important unit of currency in the kingdom?
Silver Penny
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How many pennies were in circulation by 1066?
9,000,000
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What did the king charge to remint coins every year?
15%
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What was the name of the key Anglo-Saxon trading ports?
The Emporia
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