History A-Level
Exploration and discovery
What Exploration and discovery means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Exploration and discovery
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Limited but significant, highlighted by royal patronage of John Cabot, whose 1497 voyage discovered Newfoundland's fishing grounds.
Topics that use Exploration and discovery
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Henry VII, 1485–1509 (AQA A-Level)
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