History A-Level
Autocracy and constitutional change
What Autocracy and constitutional change means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Autocracy and constitutional change
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Fundamental Law of 1906 preserved autocracy while creating a legislature, declaring the Tsar's supreme power and giving him control of ministers, the army and foreign policy.
Topics that use Autocracy and constitutional change
- The end of Romanov rule, 1906–17 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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