1.1.4
Local Government
Anglo-Saxon Local Government
Anglo-Saxon Local Government
It is important to understand how the Anglo-Saxons structured government below the king.
Earldoms, shires and hundreds
Earldoms, shires and hundreds
- Earldoms were divided into shires.
- Shires were divided into ‘hundreds’.
Hundreds, tithings and households
Hundreds, tithings and households
- Hundreds were divided into ‘tithings’.
- At first, a tithing was made up of 10 households (but this changed over time).
- At first, a hundred was made up of 100 ‘hides’ of land. 1 hide of land roughly equal to 120 acres (0.5 km squared).
- The number of men that had to be provided for the local militia (the fyrd) was determined by the number of hides of land that a person or region owned.
1Anglo-Saxon England & The Norman Conquest, 1060-66
1.1Anglo-Saxon Society
1.2Edward the Confessor & The Succession Crisis
1.3The Rival Claimants for the Throne
2William I in Power: Securing the Kingdom, 1066-87
2.1Establishing Control
2.2Causes & Outcomes of Anglo-Saxon Resistance
2.3The Legacy of Resistance to 1087
2.4Revolt of the Earls, 1075
3Norman England, 1066-88
3.1The Feudal System & the Church
3.2Norman Government
3.3The Norman Aristocracy
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1Anglo-Saxon England & The Norman Conquest, 1060-66
1.1Anglo-Saxon Society
1.2Edward the Confessor & The Succession Crisis
1.3The Rival Claimants for the Throne
2William I in Power: Securing the Kingdom, 1066-87
2.1Establishing Control
2.2Causes & Outcomes of Anglo-Saxon Resistance
2.3The Legacy of Resistance to 1087
2.4Revolt of the Earls, 1075
3Norman England, 1066-88
3.1The Feudal System & the Church
3.2Norman Government
3.3The Norman Aristocracy
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