History A-Level
Gradual legislative relief
What Gradual legislative relief means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Gradual legislative relief
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Relaxation of restrictions through Relief Acts from 1774, covering the oath of allegiance, leases and inheritance, then worship and schooling, then the 1793 franchise.
Topics that use Gradual legislative relief
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 1 Towards emancipation, 1774–1830 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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