History A-Level
The role of the nobility and affinity
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The usurpation shattered the political consensus Edward IV had built, forcing Richard to rely on a narrow northern affinity and creating resentment among the southern nobility.
Topics that use The role of the nobility and affinity
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The downfall of the Yorkist Monarchy, 1483–1486 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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