History A-Level
Radicalism vs Conservatism
What Radicalism vs Conservatism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Radicalism vs Conservatism
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The contrast between the radical actions of a few MPs and the broader Political Nation's conservative, stability-seeking reluctance to actively oppose the Crown.
Topics that use Radicalism vs Conservatism
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – Monarchs and Parliaments, 1603–1629 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Crown and Parliament
- Financial weakness
- Foreign policy
- Land ownership
- Merchants
- Personal Rule
- Political Nation
- Religious division
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