History A-Level
Succession and inheritance
What Succession and inheritance means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Succession and inheritance
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The problem centred on John's heir, Henry III, being only nine years old amidst a civil war with a rival French claimant, Prince Louis.
Topics that use Succession and inheritance
- 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The end of John's reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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