Why, Despite King Alfred's Tremendous Achievements, Is It Not Accurate

question 59

Multiple Choice

Why, despite King Alfred's tremendous achievements, is it not accurate to speak of England as a unified state in the tenth and eleventh centuries?

• A) The court of King Alfred was not administratively or financially capable of supporting religion, culture, and the arts.
• B) The king's control was fragile, since royal officials often shifted allegiance to other claimants to the throne when it was in their interest to do so.
• C) Only the parliaments and not the king had the power to draw up a binding code of law.
• D) The king lacked the power to levy taxes.

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