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The ruler of the country is a
king
A group of advisers who helped the king to look after and area of England is called as
witan
_____ are the heads of the families and the area that they looked after was known as ’earldom’.
Earls
___ is the ordinary villagers and they owned enough land to grow their own food and keep some animals.
Ceorl
__ are the slaves who were either prisoners or the people who were unable to pay off debts.
Thralls
Religious travellers called ____
pilgrims
In England, which of the following was the largest order of monks?
Benedictines.
Britain’s earliest immigrants were known as__________
hunter gatherers
What is a ‘Motte’?
A high mound of earth upon which a castle’s keep was built.
People in medieval Britain followed __________ Christianity.
Roman Catholic
After the Celts, which of the following tribes began to invade in Britain?
The Romans.
Anglo-Saxons kings were helped by a group of advisors known as _____________.
The Witan.
Before becoming the king of England, William was the duke of which country?
Norman
The earliest wooden motte and bailey castles took approximately how long to built.
7 to 14 days
How many months did William and his army took to reach London after the Battle of Hastings?
2 months
On which day was William crowned as the King of England
25 December 1066
