History GCSE

Religious persecution and asylum

What Religious persecution and asylum means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Religious persecution and asylum

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The Huguenots were French Protestants fleeing persecution after the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 13: c1500–c1700: Migration in early modern England - 3 Case studies ● Sandwich and Canterbury in the sixteenth century: the experiences of Flemish and Walloon migrants and their role in the local economy. (study guide)

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Option 13: c1500–c1700: Migration in early modern England - 3 Case studies ● Sandwich and Canterbury in the sixteenth century: the experiences of Flemish and Walloon migrants and their role in the local economy. (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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