Political Nation
What Political Nation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The wealthy, landowning elite and urban merchants who held the franchise and local offices, rather than the majority of the population.
The group of people with economic, social, and political influence, primarily based on a minimum income threshold.
Topics that use Political Nation
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – Monarchs and Parliaments, 1603–1629 (AQA A-Level)
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – The establishment of constitutional monarchy, 1678–1702 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Constitutional change and parliamentary power
- Crown and Parliament
- Exclusion Crisis
- Financial weakness
- Foreign policy
- Land ownership
- Merchants
- Multiple kingdom dynamics
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