Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 2
Revise: England in 1216As Protector, or regent, Marshal governed on Henry’s behalf. His task was not to take the crown himself, but to preserve Henry’s kingship and restore royal authority.
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GCSE History · key term
A person entrusted with protecting a monarch and governing on their behalf when they cannot rule personally. William Marshal held this role during Henry III’s childhood.
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Paper 2
Revise: England in 1216As Protector, or regent, Marshal governed on Henry’s behalf. His task was not to take the crown himself, but to preserve Henry’s kingship and restore royal authority.
Paper 2
A person appointed to exercise governing authority when the monarch could not rule personally, for example because of illness or youth.
Revise: Deposition and the Wars of the RosesRichard, Duke of York, became Protector in 1454, exercising governing authority during the king’s incapacity. When Henry recovered, York lost that position. York and his Neville allies feared exclusion and their opponents’ influence at court.
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