Cover; Book title; Contents; How this book will help you to achieve your best in AQA GCSE History; Introduction: The big story of power; 1 The Middle Ages: Challenging authority and feudalism; 1.1 Context: Medieval Britain, 1170-1450; 1.2 Constraints on kingship: Magna Carta: What was great about the Great Charter?; 1.3 The origins of Parliament: Simon de Montfort: Sinner, saint or champion of democracy?; 1.4 Medieval revolt and royal authority: The Peasants' Revolt: Protests and Poll Taxes; 1.5 Pulling it all together: The Middle Ages; 2 The early modern world: Challenging royal authority
