History A-Level
Feudal rights and obligations
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Abuses of these, alongside arbitrary taxation and excessive scutage, angered the barons and contributed to the collapse of relations with King John.
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- 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The end of John's reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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