History A-Level
Sea Beggars
What Sea Beggars means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sea Beggars
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Calvinist privateers who raided Spanish shipping and worked with Louis of Nassau, Orange's brother.
Topics that use Sea Beggars
- Alva and Orange, 1567–73 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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