Economic instability and inflation
What Economic instability and inflation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Severe inflation triggered by bullion from the overseas empire exacerbated the Price Revolution, while royal finances remained chronically unstable as expenditure consistently outstripped income.
Severe economic and social distress, exacerbated by bad harvests, high mortality from influenza, and rampant inflation caused by earlier debasement.
Topics that use Economic instability and inflation
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The 'Golden Age', 1556–1598 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Instability and consolidation: 'the Mid-Tudor Crisis', 1547–1563 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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