History GCSE

Local administration

What Local administration means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Local administration

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Reference: Pearson Edexcel

A sophisticated system dividing land into shires and hundreds, managed by shire reeves who collected taxes and enforced royal decrees.

Pearson Edexcel · Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 1 Anglo-Saxon government, economy and society (study guide)

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Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 1 Anglo-Saxon government, economy and society (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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