Anti-clericalism
What Anti-clericalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Hostility towards the clergy's privileges and moral failings, fuelled by practices such as simony, nepotism and absenteeism.
Deep-seated grievances expressed by MPs targeting Church abuses like pluralism and mortuary fees.
Topics that use Anti-clericalism
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – The break from Rome, c1529–1536 (AQA A-Level)
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – The Church in c1529 (AQA A-Level)
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