In response to a question, "Who travels with the king?" here is the official answer

The King’s Eyre
Eyre (pronounced like air) comes from the word meaning “to journey,” and the King’s Eyre is his movable court. He travels from place to place throughout the kingdom. Many of his stops are at his own castles and residences, where his goods have been collected to feed him and his court. Other stops are at his tenants-in-chiefs’ castles, to check on how he is keeping his castle, and to eat up his extra food. Everywhere he goes he holds royal court, making judgments for the courtiers who manage to see him, receiving ambassadors, communicating with all the regional lords, and deciding on a thousand small things.
The king is always present, and his son Prince Madoc often is. His ministers number 8-12, with that many secondary department officers, and that many again of local barons present. Thus, about 30 people (24-36) high-ranking people are the core of the curia.
The body of royal servants to support the court numbers about 200, give or take 10-20 on any given day. These are divided into departments, each being a practical work unit with members devoted to its duty.
The king’s knights number at least fifty at all times, and a hundred foot men as well. Not counted are the numerous visitors, petitioners, hawkers, gawkers and squawkers; whose number is probably another hundred.

Thanks, Greg! Very helpful. A few quick follow-up questions:

1.) Does the king take his own priest around with him, or just invite local ones to attend him?

2.) Tenants-in-chief = castellans?

3.) Ministers = "officials" in KAP 5.1?

4.) Departments = Horse, Wardrobe, Kitchens, War, Treasury, Law, etc., corresponding with "officials", above?

5.) "....at least 50 knights..." In Arthur's time these would all be Round Tablers?


Thanks,


T.

Thanks, Greg! Very helpful. A few quick follow-up questions:

That is, of course, from BoUP which I am working on.


1.) Does the king take his own priest around with him, or just invite local ones to attend him?

His own, always. Uther in particular is scornful of priests and the local guys would never get to see him. His own Confessor, because all kings have to have confessors, is double: a British Teacher (priest) and a Roman priest. When Uther has to confess something to God, he has these two wrestle, and whoever wins hears the confession. Both of them know that they will immediately absolve the king, and then also explain to him why it was not really a sin anyway.


2.) Tenants-in-chief = castellans?

No, castellans are farther down the list.
See BoM p 4


3.) Ministers = "officials" in KAP 5.1?



4.) Departments = Horse, Wardrobe, Kitchens, War, Treasury, Law, etc., corresponding with "officials", above?

Yes


5.) "....at least 50 knights..." In Arthur's time these would all be Round Tablers?

Eventually

2.) Tenants-in-chief = castellans?

No, castellans are farther down the list.
See BoM p 4

To expand on this a bit. The tenants-in-chief are people who hold land directly from the crown. Whilst, in theory this could be a vassal knight with a single manor, in practice these were the principal landholders of the kingdom - the top layer of the nobility.

Regards
Luke

Both of them know that they will immediately absolve the king, and then also explain to him why it was not really a sin anyway.


I presume that's what happens after the Gorlois-Igraine business?

Your prospective "Book of Uther Pendragon" sounds exciting, Greg. Let us know when it comes out, please.