History A-Level
Dynastic conflict
What Dynastic conflict means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dynastic conflict
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Court and family tensions persisted, culminating in further rebellions by his sons, fuelled by Eleanor of Aquitaine's imprisonment and Philip II's intrigues.
Topics that use Dynastic conflict
- 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The struggle for Royal Authority, 1174–1189 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Crown-baron relations
- Diplomacy and compromise
- Diplomacy and foreign relations
- Dynastic conflict and succession
- Legal and administrative reform
- Monetised society
- Papal authority
- Royal administration
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