History A-Level
Protest and popular resistance
What Protest and popular resistance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Protest and popular resistance
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Opposition erupted in the north, notably in Bradford and the Rebecca Riots in Wales, and via the Anti-Poor Law movement, showing regional variation.
Topics that use Protest and popular resistance
- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 4 Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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