Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 2
- Revise: Wolsey, Catherine, and the Annulment
A child born within a legally recognised marriage who is entitled to inherit under the relevant rules.
- Revise: The King’s Marriages
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GCSE History · key term
A person legally recognised as entitled to inherit. For Henry VIII, a legitimate child was one born within a marriage recognised as valid.
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Paper 2
A child born within a legally recognised marriage who is entitled to inherit under the relevant rules.
Paper 1
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A person recognised as having a valid claim to inherit a position or property. In a royal family, questioning an heir’s legitimacy could threaten their claim to the throne.
At the wedding banquet, her uncle Attalus called for a legitimate heir from the new marriage. Alexander understood this as an insult to his own legitimacy and threw a cup at Attalus.