History A-Level
State finance
What State finance means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of State finance
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Despite the influx of New World silver, the Crown was effectively bankrupt, burdened by immense debts to foreign bankers and suffering from rampant inflation.
Topics that use State finance
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The drive to 'Great Power' status, 1516–1556 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Conciliar government
- Consolidation
- Erasmianism and reform
- Financial burden of war
- Political fragmentation
- Religious orthodoxy
- Religious uniformity
- Social inequality
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