History A-Level
Autocracy and political authority
What Autocracy and political authority means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Tsar held absolute autocratic power, supported by a powerful landowning nobility who dominated the state apparatus.
Topics that use Autocracy and political authority
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Establishing authority, 1682–1707 (AQA A-Level)
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