History A-Level

Legal change and local enforcement

What Legal change and local enforcement means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Penalties for noncompliance were suspended rather than abolished, and local magistrates and clergy influenced how far toleration operated in practice.

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