History A-Level
1689 Toleration Act
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The settlement that finally granted limited religious freedom but cemented Anglican supremacy, while excluding Catholics and Unitarians and keeping the Test Acts in place.
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- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
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