House of York

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

Definition

A branch of the English royal family descending from Lionel of Antwerp and Edmund of Langley, the second and fourth sons of Edward III.

Exam Context

House of York 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

Deposition and the Wars of the Roses

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

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