History A-Level
Royal power and institutional control
What Royal power and institutional control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Royal power and institutional control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Inquisition asserted royal control over the Church and became a royal tool, though papal approval was needed.
Topics that use Royal power and institutional control
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 1 The Spanish Inquisition and the persecution of the Jews, 1478–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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