History A-Level
Parliament as prop and curb
What Parliament as prop and curb means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Parliament as prop and curb
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Parliament could prop royal power by granting taxation and legitimising policies, or curb it by withholding supply, petitioning and impeaching ministers.
Topics that use Parliament as prop and curb
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 2 Changes in the sinews of power (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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