History A-Level
State administration and expedients
What State administration and expedients means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Desperate financial expedients resorted to by ministers like Pontchartrain and Chamillart, including the sale of offices (venality) and currency manipulation.
Topics that use State administration and expedients
- 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643– 1715 (A-level only) – Challenges at home, 1685–1715 (AQA A-Level)
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