Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Kings.
A traditional Anglo-Saxon council of high-ranking nobles and senior clergy who advised the King on laws and succession.
Witan appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050), especially Kings and Cnut.
Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)
Kings • Cnut
The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
Invasion and victory • Battles
The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
Invasion and victory • Succession crisis
The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
England on the eve of the conquest • Religion
The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
England on the eve of the conquest • Society
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