Power and authority
What Power and authority means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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A dangerous power vacuum was created by the death of Edward the Confessor in January 1066 without a direct heir.
The emperor held absolute authority over the administration and military, with power centralised in his rule.
Topics that use Power and authority
- British Depth Study: The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 (OCR GCSE)
- Period Study: The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Architecture and culture
- Artistic development
- burhs
- Church hierarchy and royal control
- Conquest and expansion
- Consolidation of Norman power
- Consolidation of power
- Continuity and change
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