History A-Level
Rural poverty and economic change
What Rural poverty and economic change means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Rural poverty and economic change
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Rising rents, entry fines, inflation and population growth deepened rural discontent and increased poverty and resentment among copyholders and wage labourers.
Topics that use Rural poverty and economic change
- Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603 - 3 Agrarian discontent: Kett’s rebellion 1549 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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