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What was the local representative of the king in a shire until early 11th century?
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In the 12th century and probably as early as the 10th, if not earlyer the representative of the King was the Shireman also better known as an Earl and continues to be so to this day.
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Who was Shire Reeve in the early history of England?
A Shire Reeve was a local government official, in charge of a shire or county (as in Lancashire, Yorkshire etc.) It is the derivation of the word sheriff.
What is the Population of Tumut nsw?
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How did the Saxons control England?
He used force, churches, castles (motte & bailey [wooden castles], later stone ones), the feudal system (the Norman government system) and the domesday book, which contains the names of the people of England at that time and what they owned. The Normans used it to find out who had what so they knew who to tax the most.
Did King Alfred have Lords and Earls and such?
The Engllish system of land tenure was much simpler than the French style Feudalism imposed by William the Conqueror. If I remember correctly the basic rank of nobility was "thane". Anybody who possessed, again if I remember right, 400 hides of land was, at least technically, a thane. I don't remember how much a hide actually was. Above the thanes were eorls or eorldermen. I forget how much land you had to have to be an eorl but it was quite a lot, there were very few of them. That was about it, thane, eorl, king. Michael MontagneAnotherThe order of nobility in England today is a hybrid of English, Norse and Latin traditions. The Old English had a title called "Thane" which was essentially a knight or baron with sworn loyalty to the king. There were variou degrees of Thane's some ranking above others. The Thane would employ "Huscarls" - professional warriors - who would raise armies for the Thane when the need arose. The land was administered in Wessex through the shire model. The shires were governed by a "Eorlderman". Eorldermen were often from an established royal dynasty that no longer enjoyed the status of "king". The Eorldermen ruled the shire through a "Shire Reeve", a sort of chief executive from which we get the word "Sheriff" and a "Shire Moot" - a sort of assembly. The shire's were divided into hundreds (like a district) which were themselves administered by a "Hundred Reeve" and a "Hundred Moot".Above all of this were royalty who were afforded the title "Ætheling" - basically meaning "royal son". The Witan - a sort of parliament of leading nobles and clergy - chose or confirmed the next king from among the Æthelings.The Norse Vikings introduced the term "Earl" which comes from "Yarl" and means "lord". The Norman French introduced, or re-introduced, latin terms such as Duke (from Dux), Baron and Marquess etc.
What is the longest used currency in history?
The most prominent and best recorded use of the split tally stick being used as a form of currency was when King Henry I initiated the tally stick system in or around 1100 in medieval England. He would only accept the tally stick for taxes, and it was a tool of the Exchequer for the collection of taxes by local sheriffs (tax farmers "farming the shire") for roughly 726 years. The split tally of the Exchequer was in continuous use until 1826. In 1834, the tallies themselves were ordered to be burned in a stove in the Houses of Parliament, but the fire went out of control setting the building afire.
What is the name of the local representative of the king in a shire until early 1200?
Great Council
Who was Shire Reeve in the early history of England?
A Shire Reeve was a local government official, in charge of a shire or county (as in Lancashire, Yorkshire etc.) It is the derivation of the word sheriff.
Jaunting a bit south to Northampton shire you'll find the small town of Walgrave which witnessed a rain of what in the early 18th century?
Frogs.
What is the sheriff?
From Old English scirgerefa, scir "shire" and gerefa "official' so "representative of royal authority in a shire"( "sc" in OE is pronounced "sh").
What is another name for Local Council?
Shire
What is the etymology of sheriff?
From Old English scirgerefa, scir "shire" and gerefa "official' so "representative of royal authority in a shire"( "sc" in OE is pronounced "sh").
What is the etymology sheriff?
From Old English scirgerefa, scir "shire" and gerefa "official' so "representative of royal authority in a shire"( "sc" in OE is pronounced "sh").
Who runs local government elections?
the shire president
Who is head of the local governments?
The mayor
How long a go where shire horse discover?
Shire horses were not 'discovered', they were created by humans who wanted a bit sturdy draft type horse. The Shire truly began to become a breed in the 16th century when people crossed the Old English Black horse with Dutch horses. The term 'Shire' was used in the mid 17th century to describe the draft horses from the 'Shires' region in England. The breed registry/association opened in 1884 in England.
In the early history of law enforcement in England a shire reeve was a?
Law enforcement Officer.
Why do counties end up in shire?
Shire is a traditional term for a division of land, a county. Yorkshire is thus the County of York. The term was first used in Wessex (Engalnd) at the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement of the area, and spread to most of the rest of England toward the end of the tenth century. As an example In Domesday (1086) the city of York was divided into smaller areas or shires. Then in the ninth century, King David 1st consistently created more shires and appointed sheriffs across the lowland shores of Scotland. The shire in early days was governed by an Ealdorman
