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Military conflict and strategy

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The Lancastrian revival was driven by military success at Wakefield and the Second Battle of St Albans, but Margaret's decision not to enter London proved a fatal strategic error.

AQA · 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 – The War of the Barons, 1459–1461 (study guide)

John's 1214 campaign to reclaim Normandy relied on a grand coalition with Otto IV and the Count of Flanders, but the defeat shattered his continental strategy.

AQA · 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 – The end of John's reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) (study guide)

The Dutch flooded their lands to halt the French invasion, expanding the conflict into a wider European war.

AQA · 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643– 1715 (A-level only) – Louis XIV and Europe, 1661–1685 (study guide)

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