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Royal authority was successfully strengthened under Henry VII's rule between 1487 and 1509. Several factors contributed to this consolidation of power including, but not limited to, the centralisation of gov...

A question asking you to "explain how" or "explain why" (6 or 8 marks) might seem simpler than the longer-answer questions, but it is still testing the same skills: development of points ...

Following Lenin’s death the power struggle for his succession was fierce, yet Stalin initially was not a central figure in the competition. Often described as the ‘grey blur’ by other party members, Stalin’s...

Before WW2, African Americans lived largely in rural areas, many in the South. Literacy was very poor, and 9/10 black families lived under the poverty line. Most African-Americans worked in unskilled jobs, l...

The English Civil War was in essence caused by the relationship between the country's King and its parliament, which had detoriorated over the previous decade. Charles has spent the 10 years running up to th...