History A-Level
Court politics and access
What Court politics and access means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Court politics and access
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Court positions created access to the monarch and thus competition among local families, which could stabilise or destabilise regions.
Topics that use Court politics and access
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 2 Gaining the cooperation of the localities (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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