the Great Council
The Witenagemot was renamed the Great Council during the reign of Simon De Montfort.
the Great Council
Perhaps a privy council. or Perhaps a parliament.
Calling out the military
Simon de montfort
Simon De Montfort
Witan /witenagemot
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witenagemot
Approving laws, advising the king, and acting as a court. They didn't call out the military.
The Witenagemot was an Anglo-Saxon council of elders that advised the king on governance issues, including matters of law, taxation, and policy decisions. They also played a role in electing the king and approving major decisions affecting the kingdom.
mabe because peoplez didn't think he was the write person Because King Edward chose Harold to succeed him, as did the Witenagemot, not Duke William.