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GCSE History · key term
A group of ten adult men responsible for monitoring one another’s behaviour and bringing members accused of crimes to court.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Law Enforcement in Medieval EnglandA tithing was a group of ten adult men who were responsible for one another’s behaviour. If a member was accused of a crime, the others were expected to bring him to court. They could face a fine if they failed to do so.
A local group whose members were collectively responsible for one another's behaviour and helping to bring suspects before a court.
For change and continuity, compare the same feature across periods: the Normans retained tithings and the hue and cry, while later medieval kings added officials with new responsibilities.
Link legal practices to their purposes: wergild compensated a victim's family, while tithings and the hue and cry involved the community in enforcing the law.
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Paper 1
A group of roughly ten men aged twelve or over whose members were responsible for bringing one another to court if accused of breaking the law.
Revise: Enforcing law and orderA tithing was a group of roughly ten men aged twelve or over who took responsibility for one another’s behaviour. If a member broke the law, the others had to bring him to court or face a fine. This gave people a financial reason to cooperate rather than protect an accused neighbour.