History A-Level
Religious compromise and the 'via media'
What Religious compromise and the 'via media' means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The 1559 Elizabethan Settlement established a moderate Protestant Church, balancing reformist demands with Catholic traditions to minimise rebellion.
Topics that use Religious compromise and the 'via media'
- 1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 – Instability and consolidation: 'the Mid-Tudor Crisis', 1547–1563 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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