History A-Level
official patronage
What official patronage means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of official patronage
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The official commission under which Fenton's photographs were taken from March 1855, presenting a more controlled view of the war.
Topics that use official patronage
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 2 The Crimean War, 1854–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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