History A-Level

Irreversible schism

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By 1541 the Church was permanently fractured, with Protestantism deeply entrenched across German territories and hopes for a unified Western Christendom ended.

AQA · 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The expansion of the Reformation, 1531–1541 (study guide)

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2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The expansion of the Reformation, 1531–1541 (AQA A-Level)

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