Dealing with the nobles - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

AQA A-Level History: Henry VII 1. Definition: Usurper A person who takes power by force/illegally, usually through conquest (e.g. Richard III) 2. Why did many think Henry had a weak claim (three reasons)? - Was a 'bastard'; came from illegitimate child (Margaret born before marriage). - Edmund Tudor descended from a chamber servant. - Descent from John of Gaunt was through maternal line. 3. What was Henry Tudor's claim to the throne? John of Gaunt (Lancaster) had chil...

Medici Banking Family - answer-Reason why Florence regained banking The family expanded from cloth to commerce to real estate to banking Known to be the greatest bank in Europe with branches all over Three Estates - answer-First estate, second estate, and third estate first estate: clergy who believed people should be guided by spiritual ends second estate: the nobility who believes that nobles provide security and justice third estate: peasants, made up 90% or mass majority Isabelle ...

When Jeff Bezos started Amazon, he carefully chose a business whose unique characteristic gave him an advantage selling on the internet. What was the characteristic? a. There are many more items in the book category than there are in any other b. The very high markup on book allowed him to sell at a deep discount c. The very high markup on books allowed him to sell at a deep discount. d. Books can be warehoused much cheaper than any other consumer good. - answer-A Which of the following w...

Notes to form essay plans for A-Level History modules *Module A - The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89* • The ancien régime and its challenges in 1774: absolutism and court faction; the parlements; the three estates; rights of nobles and church privilege; the impact of the Enlightenment and the spread of new ideas. • Problems facing France in the 1780s: rural poverty and urban food prices; taxation and crown debt; corruption at court; impact of the American Revolution. ...

FSOT graded A+ 2022Mculloch v Maryland - constitution has right to enact laws beneficial to country, in this case, central bank Marbury v Madison - John Marshall enacted judicial review. Was regarding james madisons appointments after he was out of office Gibbons v Ogden - Each had a permit, one federal, and one state, this ruling set up the supremacy clause that federal law takes priority Dred Scott vs Sandford - Each had a permit, one federal, and one state, this rul...

HISTORY TESTBANK CHAPTER 1 – THE BIRTH OF CIVILIZATION IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS culture cuneiform Vedas Aryan Brahman Olmecs oracle bones pharaoh Sargon Harappa civilization Neolithic Revolution Book of the Dead Hittites Assyrians hieroglyphic Mandate of Heaven Code of Hammurabi MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Anthropologists designate early human cultures by their a. writing. c. tools. b. clothing. d. food. Answer: c Page: 6 Factual 2. The Paleolithic Age is characteri...

This PowerPoint is extremely useful, I spent a lot of time analysing this King's reign. This PowerPoint summarises the whole monarch's time in power from securing his dynasty from Richard III to the legacy he left to his son.