Vis et voluntas

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

A Latin phrase meaning 'force and will', referring to a monarch ruling by arbitrary personal power rather than established law.

Exam Context

Vis et voluntas appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.790–c.1500.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.790–c.1500

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Norman Conquest and the Feudal System

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

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