History A-Level
Crown finance and imperial demand
What Crown finance and imperial demand means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Crown finance and imperial demand
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Inflation reshaped government finance and trade, and demand from the Indies was among the explanations contemporaries offered for rising prices.
Topics that use Crown finance and imperial demand
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 3 The price revolution and its impact, c1500–c1570 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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