“Dynastic disputes were the main cause of medieval wars.” Discuss with reference to two wars, each from a different region.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the view that dynastic disputes were the main cause of medieval wars. The two wars must be from different regions, but they may or may not have been contemporaneous with each other. Causes may predate the timeframe of the topic, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may offer equal coverage of the causes of each war or they may prioritize their discussion of one over the other. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may refer to causes other than dynastic disputes, for example territorial disputes, the expansion or containment of religion, competition over economic resources, but the bulk of the response will remain on the issue raised in the question.