History A-Level
Piedmont
What Piedmont means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Piedmont
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A constitutional monarchy and refuge for liberals where liberalism survived, emerging as a potential leader of unification.
Topics that use Piedmont
- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 2 The rise of Piedmont, 1849–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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