History A-Level
Diplomacy and alliance
What Diplomacy and alliance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Diplomacy and alliance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Burgundian Alliance of 1419 removed a major French ally from the Valois cause and gave Henry a powerful partner, isolating the dauphin.
Topics that use Diplomacy and alliance
- Paper 3, Option 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509 - 2 Henry V and the conquest of France, 1413–21 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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