The Witan was displaced by the Great Council, the members of which were the king's vassals; therefore with him, not against him. [Please select]
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Then Ethered made haste and took me to the great hall, where Alfred sat with some thirty thanes of his Witan {xi}, and many clergy. [Please select]
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He was silent, gazing fixedly on me; and all the Witan were speechless, listening. [Please select]
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The government of England was vested in an elective sovereign, assisted by the National Council of the Witan, or Wise Men. [Please select]
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The Witan elected the King (its choice being confined, as a rule, to the royal family). [Please select]
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In the absence of the Witan or National Council (S80), London unanimously chose Stephen King (1135). [Please select]
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Then Alfred turned to the Witan, who were in disorder, and in haste, as one might see, to be gone to their houses and fly. [Please select]
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With the consent of the Witan, the King might grant portions of this Folkland as a reward for services done to himself or to the community. [Please select]
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