History A-Level
Order and rebellion
What Order and rebellion means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Social discontent produced localised unrest, such as the Oxfordshire rising of 1596, while the Northern Rebellion of 1569 showed noble disaffection and Catholic sympathies threatening stability.
Topics that use Order and rebellion
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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