Religious division
What Religious division means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Revolt in the Netherlands was sparked by religious tensions, and Spain retained the southern provinces, which remained Catholic and loyal to the Habsburgs.
The deeply entrenched split between Catholic and Protestant factions in Germany following the failure of the 1530 Diet of Augsburg to reconcile them.
Deep suspicion was provoked, particularly regarding perceived leniency towards Catholics and the rise of Arminianism under Charles I.
Disagreements over doctrine and practice persisted, with traditional Catholic rituals coexisting alongside reformist ideas.
Topics that use Religious division
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – Spain: The 'Great Power', 1556–1598 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – Monarchs and Parliaments, 1603–1629 (AQA A-Level)
- 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The expansion of the Reformation, 1531–1541 (AQA A-Level)
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – Change and reaction, 1536–1547 (AQA A-Level)
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