to offices, such as to bishoprics or ealdormanries, were made during witans. Important political decisions were made in consultation with witans, such as going to war and making treaties. Witans helped the king to produce Anglo-Saxon law codes and acted as a court for important cases, such as those involving the king or important magnates.

Norman England

After the Norman Conquest of 1066, William the Conqueror

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