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Tory radicalism and factory reform

What Tory radicalism and factory reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Richard Oastler's position, from which he attacked the new law as a threat to the poor and linked it to exploitation of factory children.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 2 Less eligibility: the Poor Law Amendment Act and its impact, 1832–47 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 2 Less eligibility: the Poor Law Amendment Act and its impact, 1832–47 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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