Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Henry VIII and Cromwell.
A derogatory insult used by the traditional nobility to describe Cromwell’s humble social origins as the son of a blacksmith.
Lowborn upstart appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Henry VIII and His Ministers, especially Henry VIII and Cromwell and The Fall of Cromwell.
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