History A-Level
The succession
What The succession means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The succession
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A crisis in 1553 when Edward attempted to bypass Mary Tudor for Lady Jane Grey via the 'Devise for the Succession'.
Topics that use The succession
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Instability and consolidation: 'the Mid-Tudor Crisis', 1547–1563 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Continuity versus change in the Mid-Tudor period
- Diplomacy and foreign alliances
- Diplomatic pragmatism and national security
- Dynastic security and succession
- Economic instability and inflation
- Economic pressures and policy
- Factionalism in the Privy Council
- Foreign policy and diplomacy
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