History A-Level
Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia
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The 1537 report into the state of the Church, commissioned by Paul III, which frankly exposed clerical abuses and absenteeism and provided a blueprint for reform.
Topics that use Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia
- 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The Catholic Reformation, 1531–1564 (AQA A-Level)
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