constitutional monarchy
What constitutional monarchy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The arrangement in which William and Mary ruled jointly and the Crown accepted the Declaration of Rights, giving Parliament a regular role in taxation and the army.
A system under which Italy was politically unified by 1870, providing a unifying symbol and framework for the new state.
Topics that use constitutional monarchy
- How revolutionary, in the years to 1701, was the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89? (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 4 Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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