History GCSE
Royal authority and control
What Royal authority and control means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Royal authority and control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Establishing control on the borderlands by delegating the defence of the frontier to trusted allies through the use of earls.
Topics that use Royal authority and control
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 1 Establishing control (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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