Charter

Definition

A document granting specified rights or privileges, such as permission for a town to hold a market.

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Paper 2

Charters could grant towns rights such as holding regular markets or fairs. These privileges encouraged trade, but towns still stood on land belonging to a king or lord and remained subject to payments and obligations.
Revise: Economic and Social Changes

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GCSE History · key term

A document granting specified rights or privileges, such as permission for a town to hold a market.

Used by AQA

Paper 2

Charters could grant towns rights such as holding regular markets or fairs. These privileges encouraged trade, but towns still stood on land belonging to a king or lord and remained subject to payments and obligations.
Revise: Economic and Social Changes

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