History A-Level
Catholic reformation
What Catholic reformation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Pole's legatine synod aimed to improve clerical education and discipline, establishing seminaries to raise pastoral standards.
Topics that use Catholic reformation
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – The restoration of Papal Authority, 1553–1558 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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