History A-Level
Royal authority and weakness
What Royal authority and weakness means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Lancastrian royal army had the nominal authority of the Crown but lacked cohesive leadership, was caught unprepared and was smaller than the Yorkist force.
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