History A-Level
Yorkist challenge to Henry VII's legitimacy
What Yorkist challenge to Henry VII's legitimacy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Presenting false claimants as Edward, Earl of Warwick and Richard, Duke of York, backed by Yorkist nobles and foreign powers.
Topics that use Yorkist challenge to Henry VII's legitimacy
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Challenging the succession, 1485–1499 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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