History A-Level
Constitutional settlement
What Constitutional settlement means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Constitutional settlement
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Attempts at settlement, notably the Newcastle Propositions of 1646, failed because Charles I stubbornly refused to concede control of the militia or accept Presbyterianism.
Topics that use Constitutional settlement
- 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660 – only) War and radicalism, 1642–1646 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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