History GCSE
Bureaucratic government
What Bureaucratic government means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Bureaucratic government
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A system of departmental administration that was more efficient and less reliant on the monarch's personal household.
Topics that use Bureaucratic government
- Option B3: Key topic 2: Henry VIII and Cromwell, 1529–40 - 3 Cromwell and government, 1534–40 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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