History A-Level
The authority of the Crown
What The authority of the Crown means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The victory at the Second Battle of St Albans allowed the Lancastrians to recapture and restore Henry VI, who had been a Yorkist prisoner and remained a passive figurehead.
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