History GCSE
Succession and inheritance
What Succession and inheritance means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Succession and inheritance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
When Earl Godwin died in 1053, his son Harold Godwinson succeeded him as Earl of Wessex, the richest earldom in England.
Topics that use Succession and inheritance
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 2 The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Nobility and the King
- Oaths and loyalty
- Power and authority
- Regional rebellion
- Source interpretation
- Succession crisis
- Land and wealth
Using Succession and inheritance in the exam
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