History A-Level
Regionalism
What Regionalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The interplay between regional identities and royal control, reflected in Edward IV establishing distinct power bases by delegating the North to Gloucester and Wales to the Woodvilles.
Resentment and loyalties rooted in a particular area, as shown by the Yorkshire Uprising and the fragility of Tudor control in the north.
Regional divisions were stark, with a wealthier, arable south and east contrasting with a poorer, pastoral north and west.
Topics that use Regionalism
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Henry VII, 1485–1509 (AQA A-Level)
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – 'The Sun in Splendour': the reign of Edward IV, 1471–1483 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Social hierarchy
- Dynastic security
- Centralisation of power
- Change and continuity
- Consolidation of power
- Crown and nobility
- Diplomacy and treaties
- Dynastic legitimacy
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