Council of the Marches

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730.

Definition

A regional administrative body governing Wales and the border counties; its abolition in 1689 completed the legal annexation of Wales into England.

Exam Context

Council of the Marches appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730 and English Expansion c.1688–c.1730.

British Depth Studies Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730 English Expansion c.1688–c.1730

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British Depth Studies

The English Successions and the Settlement of Ireland

Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730 • English Expansion c.1688–c.1730

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