History A-Level
Royal authority and local elites
What Royal authority and local elites means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Royal authority and local elites
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Tudor rule bound local elites to the crown through personal bonds rather than a standing army or bureaucracy, in return for local enforcement.
Topics that use Royal authority and local elites
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 2 Gaining the cooperation of the localities (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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