History A-Level
Absolutism and Prerogative
What Absolutism and Prerogative means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The authoritarian policies pursued by the Crown heightened fears of Catholic absolutism, and strict royal prerogative was enforced in Ireland.
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