History A-Level
Price revolution and monetary change
What Price revolution and monetary change means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A sustained rise in prices across c1500–c1570, most visible in Castile, where grain, wool and manufactured goods roughly doubled or trebled in money terms.
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- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 3 The price revolution and its impact, c1500–c1570 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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