History A-Level
Centralisation and administration
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Napoleon controlled his Grand Empire through a highly centralised administration, imposing the French model of prefects and the Code Napoléon on satellite states.
Topics that use Centralisation and administration
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The impact of Napoleon's rule on Europe, 1799–1815 (AQA A-Level)
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