History A-Level
Pius IX
What Pius IX means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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His reforms after 1846, including political amnesty and consultative councils, raised hopes of papal leadership, though he later resisted war with Austria.
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- Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 - 1 Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830–49 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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