History A-Level
Extra-parliamentary resistance
What Extra-parliamentary resistance means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Extra-parliamentary resistance
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The note refers to extra-parliamentary opposition, such as religious dissenters, pamphleteers, and popular uprisings, rather than equating opposition solely with Parliament.
Topics that use Extra-parliamentary resistance
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
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