History A-Level
Exile and political resistance
What Exile and political resistance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Exile and political resistance
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Becket opposed royal interference, refused to submit and fled into exile in France.
Topics that use Exile and political resistance
- Henry II and the English church, 1154–74 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Church courts
- Clerical interference in secular affairs
- Legal reform and custom
- The limits of royal authority over the church
- The papacy as an arbiter in national disputes
- The political use of penance and ritual
- Papal influence
- Personal loyalty and betrayal
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