History A-Level
Administrative and financial reform
What Administrative and financial reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Administrative and financial reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Cromwell drove the dissolution of the monasteries and reorganised finance, and this administrative reform outlasted his execution in 1540.
Topics that use Administrative and financial reform
- Monarchy and government, 1509–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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