History A-Level
Political and social radicalism
What Political and social radicalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Intense political radicalism and religious experimentation in which the Levellers' push for democratic franchise and the Diggers' agrarian communism both failed, suppressed by a regime fearing social anarchy.
Topics that use Political and social radicalism
- 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660 – Experiments in government and society, 1648–1660 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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