History A-Level
Social class formation and the middle class
What Social class formation and the middle class means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A new industrial middle class of manufacturers, merchants and financiers emerged, owning or managing enterprises and gaining increasing wealth and influence.
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- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 2 Industrialis- ation and protest, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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