History A-Level
Nobility and social order
What Nobility and social order means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Nobility and social order
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The great nobles initially sympathised but ultimately backed Charles, fearing social disorder, and their cavalry was decisive at Villalar.
Topics that use Nobility and social order
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 2 The accession of Charles and the revolt of the Comuneros, 1516–29 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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