History A-Level
The 'Jacobethan' balance
What The 'Jacobethan' balance means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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James I's broad Church balancing moderate Puritan and conservative factions, managed at the Hampton Court Conference by offering the King James Bible while defending episcopal authority.
Topics that use The 'Jacobethan' balance
- 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 – Monarchs and Parliaments, 1603–1629 (AQA A-Level)
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