History A-Level
Oligarchy and the landed elite
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Britain was an oligarchy dominated by the landed aristocracy, with an uncodified constitutional monarchy and a highly restricted franchise.
Topics that use Oligarchy and the landed elite
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Pressure for change, c1783–1812 (AQA A-Level)
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