Acts of Succession

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Elizabethan England (c1568–1603).

Definition

Laws passed by Parliament dictating the legal order of inheritance for the throne.

Exam Context

Acts of Succession appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Elizabethan England (c1568–1603) and Elizabeth I and her Court.

British Depth Studies Elizabethan England (c1568–1603)Elizabeth I and her Court

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

Elizabeth I and her Court

Elizabethan England (c1568–1603) • Elizabeth I and her Court

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