History GCSE
Assize of Arms
What Assize of Arms means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Assize of Arms
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A requirement that freemen bear arms appropriate to their wealth.
Topics that use Assize of Arms
- Option 12: c1250–c1500: Medieval warfare and English society - 2 The experience of war (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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