Witan

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

The Anglo-Saxon council of nobles and clergy who advised the king, particularly on matters like paying tribute.

Exam Context

Witan appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.790–c.1500.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.790–c.1500

Study Pathways

British Thematic Studies

War and British Society c.790–2010

War c.790–c.1500

British Thematic Studies

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014

Power c.1000–c.1485

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

Viking Raids and Responses

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.790–c.1500

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and the Norman Conquest

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1000–c.1485

Revise note

Related Key Terms

1066 succession crisis Alfred the Great Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Battle of Hastings

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