History A-Level
Regional power and royal authority
What Regional power and royal authority means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Regional power and royal authority
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The rivalry of noble families in the regions, such as Neville versus Percy in the north and Bonville versus Courteney in the south west, which challenged the crown.
Topics that use Regional power and royal authority
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 1 Changing relationships between crown and the nobility: 'over- mighty subjects' (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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