History A-Level
Leadership and rebellion
What Leadership and rebellion means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Leadership and rebellion
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Robert Kett, a local gentleman, became leader after rebels gathered at Wymondham, organising the camp on Mousehold Heath, maintaining discipline and presenting the rebels' demands.
Topics that use Leadership and rebellion
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 3 Agrarian discontent: Kett’s rebellion 1549 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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