History A-Level
Diplomacy and truce
What Diplomacy and truce means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Diplomacy and truce
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The armistice of 1607 was a preliminary ceasefire that halted fighting and opened negotiations, culminating in the Truce of Antwerp in 1609.
Topics that use Diplomacy and truce
- Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584–1609 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Causes of Spanish failure
- De facto independence
- English and French interventions
- Financial and military weakness
- Growing divergence of north and south
- Impact on the Dutch Revolt and independence
- International involvement in the Dutch Revolt
- Leadership and political authority
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