Commissions of Array

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660.

Definition

An ancient legal method used by the King to command local gentlemen to raise troops for his royal army.

Exam Context

Commissions of Array appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 and Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642.

British Depth Studies Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

Study Pathways

British Depth Studies

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660

Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

British Thematic Studies

War and British Society c.790–2010

War c.1500–c.1750

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

Parliamentary Divisions and the Descent into Civil War

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 • Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.1500–c.1750

Revise note

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