Unit 30 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399 1509

This document provides a full summary of the chapter of Changes in the sinews of power 1399-1509. This is the breadth topic in Lancastrians and Yorkists option 30 Edexcel A level history. I used these notes in my mocks to get an A* predicted and have a place at Oxford for history

This document contains a total course summary of the Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII of the Edexcel History A-level course. They were written by an A* (achieved) student.

These are my notes taken from lessons to do with all the kings learnt throughout the course from Richard II to Henry VII. These notes are essentially a shortened version of the textbook summarising each chapter from it. This document also contains mini essay plans I formulated during questions to further enhance knowledge and technique which may be very beneficial. Although these notes are to look at the kings in depth, the knowledge can be helpful to use in a Breadth Essay.

This summary covers Breadth Topic 2:Sinews of Power of the Unit 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists Edexcel History (2015) course. As addressed on the first page, this document covers 1. Wealth + finance 2. Support of parliament 3. Brute force (in battles ) and foreign policy and how these ways of consolidating the power of the crown were utilised (or not) by the various kings between 1399-1509.

This document provides a full summary of the chapter of Changing relationships between crown and the nobility. This is the breadth topic in Lancastrians and Yorkists option 30 Edexcel A level history. I used these notes in my mocks to get an A* predicted and have a place at Oxford for history

This document provides a full summary of the chapter of the Yorkists divided 1971-83. This is the depth topic in Lancastrians and Yorkists option 30 Edexcel A level history. I used these notes in my mocks to get an A* predicted and have a place at Oxford for history

This document provides a full summary of the chapter of the crisis of 1399-1405, Richard II and Henry IV. This is the breadth topic in Lancastrians and Yorkists option 30 Edexcel A level history. I used these notes in my mocks to get an A* predicted and have a place at Oxford for history

This document provides a full summary of the chapter of Renewed crisis and Challenges 1449-61. This is the breadth topic in Lancastrians and Yorkists option 30 Edexcel A level history. I used these notes in my mocks to get an A* predicted and have a place at Oxford for history

This Edexcel Section A Unit 30 essay was written by an A* (achieved) student and was marked 18/20 (A*, level 5). Unfortunately, unlike the other uploaded War of the Roses essays, no critical comments were made and are therefore not included in the document.