Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 2
Revise: Royal Government and FinancesIf the heir was a child, the king could take wardship, controlling the estates and receiving their income until the heir came of age. Control over the marriages of heirs also offered opportunities to demand payments.
- Revise: Relations with the Barons
The lord’s guardianship of an under-age heir and their inherited land until the heir came of age.