AQA GCSE History · 8145
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GCSE History · key term
An official commission authorising a privateer to attack specified enemy targets; it was not unrestricted permission to raid.
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Official written permission from a government to attack enemy shipping and seize prizes.
Revise: Elizabethan Warfare and Border SocietyA letter of marque gave official written permission, although Elizabeth sometimes offered informal support instead. This allowed her to share in profits while publicly denying responsibility for attacks on Spain.
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