History GCSE
Economic resentment
What Economic resentment means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic resentment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Hostility that frequently sparked xenophobic unrest, such as the Evil May Day riots of 1517.
Topics that use Economic resentment
- Option 13: c1500–c1700: Migration in early modern England - 2 The experience and impact of migrants (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic transformation
- Alien subsidies
- Evil May Day riots
- Letters of denization
- Market gardening
- New Draperies
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