Economic continuity and change
What Economic continuity and change means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Trade and the economy demonstrated remarkable resilience, with the broader agricultural and cloth-exporting sectors continuing to grow, while specific areas suffered temporary devastation during campaigns.
The impact on trade and the broader economy was less catastrophic than often assumed, as the agrarian economy and domestic trade largely continued uninterrupted.
Topics that use Economic continuity and change
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The triumph of the Yorkists, 1461–1471 (AQA A-Level)
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