History A-Level
Economic crisis and social distress
What Economic crisis and social distress means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic crisis and social distress
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Rural poverty was widespread, with peasants paying seigneurial dues, tithes and royal taxes, while sharp rises in urban food prices, especially bread, caused hunger and unrest.
Topics that use Economic crisis and social distress
- The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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