History A-Level
Millenarianism
What Millenarianism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The belief in Christ's imminent thousand-year reign on Earth, which motivated radicals to actively overthrow the existing order.
A movement whose defeat was cemented by the suppression of Venner's Rising in 1661, which discredited radical sects.
Topics that use Millenarianism
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – From Republic to restored and limited monarchy, 1649–1678 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – Revolution, 1629–1649 (AQA A-Level)
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