R and J - government and finance

Out of his ten year rule, how long did Richard spend in England?

• 6 months
• 2 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

Who was William Longchamp replaced by when the king was on a crusade?

• John
• Richard
• Philip
• Geoffrey

Which is NOT a reason why John was unpopular?

• He supported Richard when he was on the crusade
• He chose people to advise him who were not barons
• Criminal cases could only be heard in his court when he was there
• He was cruel when he punished people

What was the royal demesne?

• Land held directly by the king
• Land held by barons
• Land given to knights
• Land given to peasants

What was tallage?

• Land tax
• Money tall people had to pay
• Money old people had to pay
• Land held directly by the King

What was a feudal incident?

• payment king could collect
• payment barons could collect
• when somehting happens in the feudal system
• when peasants drink too much and it gets a bit messy

Which is NOT an example of a feudal incident

• money for king's birthday
• forest fine
• money for the kings daughter to get married
• money to inherit land

What was scutage?

• payment so you didn’t have to fight
• payment so you did have to fight
• payment barons could collect
• money for the kings daughter to get married

What happened if you did not pay tax?

• put in prison and had all property taken away
• nothing
• exiled
• made to fight to the death

Who actually collected the tax?

• Sheriff
• Constable
• King
• Barons