History A-Level
Doctrinal change and continuity
What Doctrinal change and continuity means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Change and continuity in doctrine were evident in the liturgy, the eucharist, and access to the English Bible between 1536 and 1547.
Topics that use Doctrinal change and continuity
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – Change and reaction, 1536–1547 (AQA A-Level)
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