History A-Level
Patronage and the constitution
What Patronage and the constitution means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Patronage and the constitution
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The crown and aristocracy shaped politics through patronage, including royal household posts, peerage creations, pocket and rotten boroughs, and landlords instructing tenants at the hustings.
Topics that use Patronage and the constitution
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 2 Changing influences in parliament: the impact of parliamentary reform (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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