Compare and contrast the causes of two medieval wars.

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences between the causes of two wars, referring to both wars throughout. While the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of this topic, the two wars need not have occurred at the same time but they may or may not be chosen from a different region. Causes to be considered might include, but are not limited to, territorial disputes, disputed succession, a power vacuum created by the decline of a state/empire or religious or economic causes. Candidates may choose to show how causes interact, or how stated motives may disguise underlying factors. Comparison and contrast may be achieved by weighing the different types of cause.