History A-Level
Religious transformation and doctrinal shift
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Influential reformers accelerated Protestant changes, culminating in the 1552 Prayer Book, so that by 1553 the English Church was structurally and doctrinally Protestant.
Topics that use Religious transformation and doctrinal shift
- 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529– c1570 – A more Protestant Nation, 1547–1553 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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