Church and state
What Church and state means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The relationship between religious authority and parliamentary power, shown when the second Parliament resisted full restoration until the economic security of secularised Church lands was guaranteed.
Appointing loyal churchmen and using the church to reinforce authority, securing support and stabilising rule.
Topics that use Church and state
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – The restoration of Papal Authority, 1553–1558 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 2 The accession of Charles and the revolt of the Comuneros, 1516–29 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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