History A-Level

Consolidation of power

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Hitler's dismantling of democratic institutions through pseudo-legal means, banning all non-Nazi parties by July 1933 and merging the offices of Chancellor and President in 1934.

AQA · 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – only) The Nazi experiment, 1929–1949 (A-level only) (study guide)

Measures to secure the throne included pre-dating the reign, attainders, marriage to Elizabeth of York, parliamentary recognition and financial controls over nobles.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Challenging the succession, 1485–1499 (study guide)

The marriage to Elizabeth of York united the houses of Lancaster and York and strengthened his claim through her Yorkist lineage.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 5 Henry VII: seizing the throne and trying to keep it, 1485–97 (study guide)

The executions of Warbeck and Warwick decisively ended the Yorkist dynastic challenge and secured the Tudor succession.

AQA · 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (study guide)

The challenge the Bolsheviks faced after seizing power in October 1917 was consolidating a minority revolution.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18 (study guide)

The securing of the throne, which Henry VII achieved through his decisive victory at the Battle of Stoke Field.

AQA · 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (study guide)

Topics that use Consolidation of power

1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 – only) The Nazi experiment, 1929–1949 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 5 Henry VII: seizing the throne and trying to keep it, 1485–97 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Challenging the succession, 1485–1499 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Paper 3, Option 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991 - 3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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