Religious uniformity
What Religious uniformity means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The drive to impose a single accepted faith, pursued through the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, forced conversion of Muslims and suppression of the Morisco revolt.
A drive creating a society obsessed with 'purity of blood', notably through the 1492 expulsion of the Jews and forced conversion of Muslims.
Enforcing religious conformity among conversos and moriscos, with the Spanish Inquisition remaining a vital tool for this purpose.
Philip II used the Inquisition to root out religious opposition from Conversos, Moriscos, and Protestants.
The aim of removing professing Jews and pursuing judaising conversos, enforced by the Inquisition.
Topics that use Religious uniformity
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The drive to 'Great Power' status, 1516–1556 (AQA A-Level)
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The forging of a new state, 1469–1516 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 1 The Spanish Inquisition and the persecution of the Jews, 1478–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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