History A-Level
English and French interventions
What English and French interventions means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of English and French interventions
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Elizabeth I provided diplomatic, financial and military support to the United Provinces, while intervention in France from 1589 diverted Spanish resources and attention away from the Dutch Revolt.
Topics that use English and French interventions
- Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584–1609 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Causes of Spanish failure
- De facto independence
- Diplomacy and truce
- Financial and military weakness
- Growing divergence of north and south
- Impact on the Dutch Revolt and independence
- International involvement in the Dutch Revolt
- Leadership and political authority
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