History A-Level
The Glorious Revolution
What The Glorious Revolution means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The Glorious Revolution
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A change that fundamentally altered the institution of the monarchy, marked by the 1689 Bill of Rights and the 1701 Act of Settlement.
Topics that use The Glorious Revolution
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
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- 1689 Toleration Act
- Arminianism
- Clarendon Code
- Constitutional change
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- Extra-parliamentary resistance
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