History A-Level
Overseas trade and ports
What Overseas trade and ports means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Overseas trade and ports
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Coastal towns like Dover and Southampton were hubs for overseas trade with Scandinavia and France, exporting wool and importing luxury goods.
Topics that use Overseas trade and ports
- Late Anglo- Saxon England, c1053–66 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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