History A-Level
Social tensions and anti-clericalism
What Social tensions and anti-clericalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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At the parish level anti-clericalism grew as priests were often absent, ignorant or greedy, with resentment of tithes driving popular feeling.
Topics that use Social tensions and anti-clericalism
- 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The condition of the Church, c1500–1517 (AQA A-Level)
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- Church courts
- Clerical Authority
- Clerical hierarchy
- Everyday religious experience and devotion
- Institutional corruption and moral decay
- Religious reform and intellectual movements
- Salvation and Grace
- The tension between institutional abuse and popular faith
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