History A-Level
Turkish raids
What Turkish raids means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Turkish raids
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Attacks that heightened fears of a fifth column and of Morisco collaboration with the Ottoman Empire, prompting Philip II to support hardline policies.
Topics that use Turkish raids
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 4 The campaign for orthodoxy, 1558–70 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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