History A-Level
Local governance and royal control
What Local governance and royal control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Local governance and royal control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Lord lieutenants were royal representatives in the counties, responsible for militia and local defence, and later for taxation and order.
Topics that use Local governance and royal control
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Changes in governance at the centre (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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