Earldoms

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014.

Definition

Large geographic regions of England (such as Wessex and Mercia) governed by powerful nobles who collected taxes and led local armies.

Exam Context

Earldoms appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 and Power c.1000–c.1485.

British Thematic Studies Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 Power c.1000–c.1485

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

Anglo-Saxon Kingship and the Norman Conquest

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1000–c.1485

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