History A-Level
National security and the succession crisis
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Elizabeth's refusal to marry or name a successor created diplomatic vulnerabilities and encouraged foreign-backed plots, linking the unresolved succession to foreign affairs.
Topics that use National security and the succession crisis
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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