History A-Level
Regency
What Regency means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Regency
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A period of rule established under Sophia after the succession crisis of 1682, during the joint rule of Peter I and Ivan V.
Topics that use Regency
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Establishing authority, 1682–1707 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Autocracy
- Cultural isolation and traditionalism
- Economic underdevelopment
- joint rule
- Social stratification and serfdom
- Streltsy
- Traditionalism
- Westernisation
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