History GCSE
National prestige
What National prestige means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of National prestige
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The standing of England, which was significantly boosted because Drake became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.
Topics that use National prestige
- Option B4: Key topic 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88 - 3 Exploration and voyages of discovery (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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