History A-Level
Political instability and factionalism
What Political instability and factionalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Political instability and factionalism
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Bitter factional struggles between the civil aristocracy in Constantinople and the military elite in the provinces, alongside a succession of weak emperors following Basil II.
Topics that use Political instability and factionalism
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The origins of conflict and the First Crusade, c1071–c1099 (AQA A-Level)
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