History A-Level
Parma's diplomacy
What Parma's diplomacy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Parma's diplomacy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Offers of pardon and respect for privileges which won over nobles and towns, exploiting divisions rather than relying on force alone.
Topics that use Parma's diplomacy
- Spain and the reconquest, 1573–84 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Act of Abjuration
- Assassination of Orange
- Duke of Anjou
- Fall of Antwerp
- Provincial particularism
- Union of Arras
- Union of Utrecht
- French Fury
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