History A-Level
Party realignment and factionalism
What Party realignment and factionalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A prolonged period of party realignment followed the 1846 Conservative split over the Corn Laws, moving away from loose aristocratic factions towards modern, disciplined political parties.
Topics that use Party realignment and factionalism
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Economy, society and politics, 1846–1885 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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