History A-Level
Catholic court influence
What Catholic court influence means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Catholic court influence
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Charles I's court included Catholic courtiers and his queen, Henrietta Maria, whose chapel gave Catholics influence, feeding suspicion of a popish plot.
Topics that use Catholic court influence
- Religion: conflict and dissent, 1625–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anti-Catholic sentiment and the succession
- Clarendon Code
- Presbyterianism
- Puritanism
- The exclusion of Catholics from religious toleration
- Declaration of Indulgence
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