History GCSE
Legal status and rights
What Legal status and rights means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Legal status and rights
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The legal status of 'alien' formalised migrants' outsider position, subjecting them to specific taxes and restrictions.
Topics that use Legal status and rights
- Option 13: c800–c1500: Migration in medieval England - 2 The experience and impact of migrants (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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