History A-Level
Financial burdens of war
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The failed campaign bankrupted his treasury, and the wasted scutage funds angered the English barons.
Topics that use Financial burdens of war
- 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The end of John's reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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