Anglo-Saxon law codes and legal development (c. 600–1035)

1. Æthelberht issues Kent’s earliest known laws

   Jan 1, 600Labels: King thelberht, Kingdom of

   • UNESCO UK
   • KAS Textus

2. Hlothhere and Eadric expand Kentish legal procedure

   Jan 1, 680Labels: Hlothhere, Eadric

   • Textus Index
   • Hlothhere Law

3. Ine issues a wide-ranging West Saxon law code

   Jan 1, 694Labels: King Ine, Wessex

   • Ine
   • Textus Index

4. Wihtred legislates church rights and religious offences

   Sep 6, 695Labels: King Wihtred, Kent church

   • Wihtred
   • Wihtred King

5. Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum sets Danelaw terms

   Jan 1, 886Labels: Alfred, Guthrum

   • Treaty
   • Britannica

6. Alfred compiles the “Doom Book” of laws

   Jan 1, 890Labels: Alfred the, D mb

   • Alfred
   • Doom Book

7. Æthelstan’s “Grately Code” targets theft and trading

   Jan 1, 928Labels: thelstan, Grately assembly

   • KAS Grately
   • Edmund Laws Ch

8. Edmund I issues laws to restrain feuding

   Jan 1, 944Labels: Edmund I

   • Britannica
   • Edmund Laws Ch

9. Edgar’s laws link royal order and church dues

   Jan 1, 965Labels: Edgar, church dues

   • Britannica
   • Textus Index

10. Æthelred’s Woodstock Code seeks “peace remedy”

    Jan 1, 997Labels: thelred II, Woodstock Code

    • KAS Woodstock
    • thelred

11. Æthelred’s Wantage Code tightens Danelaw procedures

    Jan 1, 997Labels: Wantage Code, Danelaw

    • Wantage Code
    • thelred

12. Textus Roffensis compiled, preserving early English law

    Jan 1, 1123Labels: Textus Roffensis, Rochester Cathedral

    • Rochester
    • UNESCO UK