History A-Level
Local office-holding and the enforcement of royal justice
What Local office-holding and the enforcement of royal justice means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Local office-holding and the enforcement of royal justice
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Sheriffs were royal officials in each shire who enforced royal rights, collected revenues and presided over shire courts, while hundred and shire courts administered justice and custom.
Topics that use Local office-holding and the enforcement of royal justice
- State, church and society, 1066–1106 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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