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The government of the Kingdom of England in the Middle Ages was a monarchy based on the principles of feudalism. The king possessed ultimate executive, legislative, and judicial power. However, some limits to the king's authority had been imposed by the 13th century.
The name derives from the Old English ƿitena ȝemōt, or witena gemōt, for "meeting of wise men". The first recorded act of a witenagemot was the law code issued by King Æthelberht of Kent ca. 600, the earliest document which survives in sustained Old English prose; however, the witan was certainly in existence long before this time. [14]
Government in Anglo-Saxon England covers English government during the Anglo-Saxon period from the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. See Government in medieval England for developments after 1066. Until the 9th century, England was divided into multiple Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Each kingdom had its own laws and customs, but all shared ...
Government in medieval England may refer to: Government in Anglo-Saxon England (c. 500 –1066) Government in Norman and Angevin England (1066–1216) Government in late medieval England (1216–1485)
A form of government where the monarch is elected, a modern example being the King of Cambodia, who is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne; Vatican City is also often considered a modern elective monarchy. Self-proclaimed monarchy: A form of government where the monarch claims a monarch title without a nexus to the previous monarch dynasty.
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Modernized name Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Hald (North and South) Old English: Hæleþan: The Hæleþan were a people mentioned in Widsith, line 81. The name Halla herred is attested in the Doomesday book of Valdemar II of Denmark for an area at the Randers Fjord in north Jutland.
Name Capital State type Existed Alba (Scotland) Clogher Kingdom 900–1286 AD Cait: Tribal kingdom 25–871 AD Ce: Tribal kingdom 1st century–900 AD Dal Riada: Dunadd Kingdom 501–878 AD Fortriu: Tribal kingdom 1–850 AD Galloway: Kingdom c. 1000–1234 AD Gododdin: Kingdom 5th–8th centuries AD Mann and Isles: Kingdom 848–1266 AD Moray ...