History A-Level
Centralisation of royal government
What Centralisation of royal government means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The king governed through a peripatetic royal household, where the chancery produced writs and charters under the chancellor, while sheriffs enforced royal rights in each shire.
Topics that use Centralisation of royal government
- State, church and society, 1066–1106 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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