History A-Level
Deposition and succession
What Deposition and succession means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Deposition and succession
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Bolingbroke captured Richard and forced his abdication, and Parliament then accepted Henry as king.
Topics that use Deposition and succession
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 1 The crises of 1399–1405 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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