Factional politics
What Factional politics means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Lancastrian loyalists supported Henry while Yorkists were divided between resistance and accommodation, so not all Yorkists were enemies.
Henry VIII's religious policy fluctuated, reflecting a tension between reformist and conservative factions.
Topics that use Factional politics
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – Change and reaction, 1536–1547 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 1 Challenging the succession, 1485–1499 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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