History B Schools History Project GCSE
The Enlightenment
What The Enlightenment means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of The Enlightenment
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A philosophical movement emphasising reason, which challenged the harsh physical punishments of the Bloody Code.
Topics that use The Enlightenment
Related terms
- Authority and control
- Bloody Code
- Changing attitudes to punishment
- Community law enforcement
- Community responsibility
- Community versus state involvement
- Continuity and change
- Continuity and change over time
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