Key Terms (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Annates
Annates
Tax on new senior clergy paid to Rome in first year
Excommunicate
Excommunicate
Pope's power to sever individual from Church sacraments
Counter-Reformation
Counter-Reformation
Catholic response to Protestants; began Council of Trent 1545
Recusant
Recusant
Person refusing parish church attendance; fined 1 shilling each
Debasement of coinage by March 1546
Debasement of coinage by March 1546
Silver content reduced to just 33 per cent
Book of Rates (1558)
Book of Rates (1558)
Regulated customs revenue; established tax levels on products
Divine Right of Kings
Divine Right of Kings
Belief monarchs ruled on God's behalf, answered to God
Factionalism
Factionalism
Rivalry between court groups competing for royal patronage
King-in-Parliament
King-in-Parliament
Govt by monarch with certain functions (lawmaking) in Parliament
The Pale
The Pale
England's foothold in Ireland around Dublin; centre of authority