History A-Level

Crown and Parliament relations

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Theoretically absolute but practically limited by financial dependence on the Cavalier Parliament, with ongoing tension between royal prerogative and parliamentary control over the king's ministers.

AQA · 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – From Republic to restored and limited monarchy, 1649–1678 (A-level only) (study guide)

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1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – From Republic to restored and limited monarchy, 1649–1678 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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