History A-Level
Presbyterianism
What Presbyterianism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Presbyterianism
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A national church governed by elders and assemblies, released by the Civil Wars alongside Independents and radical sects.
Topics that use Presbyterianism
- Religion: conflict and dissent, 1625–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anti-Catholic sentiment and the succession
- Catholic court influence
- Clarendon Code
- Puritanism
- The exclusion of Catholics from religious toleration
- Declaration of Indulgence
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