History A-Level
Commercial rivalry and opportunism
What Commercial rivalry and opportunism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Doge Enrico Dandolo redirected the crusade to Zara and subsequently to Constantinople to serve Venetian commercial and political interests, alongside the crusaders' financial shortfall and Prince Alexios's promises.
Topics that use Commercial rivalry and opportunism
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The Third and Fourth Crusades, 1187–1204 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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