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GCSE History · key term
Mercy shown by someone in power towards a defeated opponent or a person they could punish.
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Paper 1
Mercy that reduces or removes a punishment.
Revise: Case Studies: Conscientious Objectors and Derek BentleyDespite widespread protests and petitions for clemency, he was hanged at Wandsworth Prison on 28 January 1953.
Paper 2
Mercy shown by a ruler towards a defeated opponent, such as sparing their life or granting a pardon.
Revise: Analysis of Resistance: Motivations, Success, and Roman ResponsesRome’s response combined force, cooperation with a local ruler and clemency. Caratacus and his family were taken to Rome and publicly displayed, making his defeat a demonstration of Roman power. After he appealed for mercy, Claudius pardoned them.
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