Economic development
What Economic development means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A marked recovery in trade, particularly cloth exports through London, bolstered by commercial treaties, while agricultural prices remained stagnant.
Mixed change in which overseas trade and the wool industry expanded, but domestic agriculture stagnated under the Mesta's privileges.
Topics that use Economic development
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The forging of a new state, 1469–1516 (AQA A-Level)
- 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – 'The Sun in Splendour': the reign of Edward IV, 1471–1483 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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