History A-Level
Protestant and Catholic reform
What Protestant and Catholic reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Protestant and Catholic reform
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Doctrinal and liturgical change advanced under Edward VI towards Protestantism, while Mary I restored papal authority and Catholic practice.
Topics that use Protestant and Catholic reform
- Religious changes, 1509–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Court faction and royal patronage
- Institutional versus doctrinal change
- Official reform under Edward VI
- Popular religion and conformity
- Popular response to religious change
- Puritan pressure and Elizabethan settlement
- Recusancy, mission and noble protection
- Regional variation and local patronage
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