OCR GCSE History A · J410

Power c.1000–c.1485

What you need to know

Analyze the nature of Anglo-Saxon kingship and relations with thegns.
Explain the transfer of power from Saxons to Normans following the 1066 invasion.
Evaluate the extent of monarchical power by 1087.
Discuss challenges to power, including revolts against King John and the Magna Carta.
Assess the emergence of Parliament under Henry III and Edward I.
Analyze the deposition of Richard II and the instability of the Wars of the Roses.

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