History A-Level
Regional identity and grievance
What Regional identity and grievance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Regional identity and grievance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Many in Yorkshire saw taxation for the defence of Brittany as irrelevant to their region, and Cornish people regarded taxation for a campaign against Scotland as a distant threat and an unfair burden.
Topics that use Regional identity and grievance
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 5 Henry VII: seizing the throne and trying to keep it, 1485–97 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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