History A-Level
The tension between radical reform and social conservatism
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The Rump Parliament proved too conservative for army radicals, and internal divisions between moderates and radicals led to the rapid collapse of the Parliament of the Saints.
Topics that use The tension between radical reform and social conservatism
- 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660 – Experiments in government and society, 1648–1660 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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