History A-Level
Literacy and the yeoman class
What Literacy and the yeoman class means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Literacy and the yeoman class
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Increasing literacy among this class produced more capable local officeholders, petitioners and jurors.
Topics that use Literacy and the yeoman class
- 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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