History A-Level
Royal and inquisitorial authority
What Royal and inquisitorial authority means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Inquisitor General Fernando de Valdés spearheaded the campaign, using the threat of heresy to bolster the Inquisition's power.
Topics that use Royal and inquisitorial authority
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 4 The campaign for orthodoxy, 1558–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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