History A-Level
Enclosure and access to land
What Enclosure and access to land means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Enclosure and access to land
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Enclosures, especially of common land, reduced grazing and arable access for poorer tenants, creating a direct grievance that rioters expressed by destroying fences.
Topics that use Enclosure and access to land
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 3 Agrarian discontent: Kett’s rebellion 1549 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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