History B Schools History Project GCSE
Conquest and consolidation of power
What Conquest and consolidation of power means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Conquest and consolidation of power
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Cnut became King of England in 1016 after defeating Edmund Ironside, later gained the crown of Denmark in 1018 and secured Norway in 1028.
Topics that use Conquest and consolidation of power
- Period Study: Viking Expansion, c.750–c.1050 (OCR GCSE)
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