AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
A royal document granting particular rights, such as permission for a settlement to hold a market.
Revise: Trade, Towns and VillagesEdward granted royal charters to settlements, including Congleton, giving them permission to become towns and hold markets. More markets encouraged trade, and increased trade could bring the king more money through taxation. Town growth therefore connected local economic activity with royal finance: the king’s ability to raise and spend money.
- Revise: Restoration Culture
A formal document granting rights or privileges to an organisation. Charles II’s 1662 charter gave royal recognition to the Royal Society.
- Revise: Land