History A-Level
Factionalism
What Factionalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Intense rivalry at court between groups such as the Eboli faction, favouring a federalist approach, and the Alba faction, advocating centralisation and military suppression.
Political divisions and a power struggle within the CCP, with Mao allied with the Shanghai radicals against pragmatists in the party leadership.
Internal divisions that severely weakened Outremer between 1149 and 1187, leaving it vulnerable to Muslim reconquest.
Factional politics dominated Henry VIII's court, with conservative and reformist groups competing.
Topics that use Factionalism
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The Muslim Counter-Crusade and Crusader states, 1149–1187 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The 'Golden Age', 1556–1598 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – The break from Rome, c1529–1536 (AQA A-Level)
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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