History A-Level
attainder
What attainder means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of attainder
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A parliamentary act that removed Clarence's legal rights, stripping his titles and lands and preceding and enabling his execution in 1478.
Topics that use attainder
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 4 The Yorkists divided, 1478–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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