International relations
What International relations means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Support from Spain, whose Philip II and later Philip III provided troops, money and supplies, turned a regional revolt into a national and international conflict.
Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers, conducted through securing the succession and marriage alliances.
Topics that use International relations
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Henry VII, 1485–1509 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 5 Troublesome Ireland: Tyrone’s rebellion, 1594–1603 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Attrition, siege warfare and English strategy
- Colonialism and resistance
- Crown and nobility
- Diplomacy and treaties
- Dynastic security
- Economic fluctuations
- Exploration and discovery
- Fiscal and political costs of war
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