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Witan

* Lyon, Ann (2016). Constitutional History of the UK (2nd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-20398-8.

Etymology[edit]

Origins[edit]

Attendance and locations[edit]

Role[edit]

The king relied on these magnates for advice and for implementation of royal policy at the local level.[1]

Electing and deposing kings[edit]

When a king died, the witan nominally elected a new king. When a king gained power by conquest, he was careful to gain the witan's assent.[2]

Norman conquest[edit]

Historiography[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loyn 1984, pp. 100–101.
  2. ^ Loyn 1984, pp. 101–102.

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