History A-Level
joint rule
What joint rule means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The arrangement in which young Peter I and his half-brother Ivan V ruled together following the succession crisis of 1682.
Topics that use joint rule
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Establishing authority, 1682–1707 (AQA A-Level)
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