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Martyr — AQA History Definition | GradeGen.AI

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Martyr

GCSEAQA8145

Martyr

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Elizabethan England (c1568–1603).

Definition

Someone who dies for their faith.

Exam Context

Martyr appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Elizabethan England (c1568–1603) and Mary Queen of Scots.

British Depth Studies Elizabethan England (c1568–1603)Mary Queen of Scots

Study Pathways

British Depth Studies

Elizabethan England (c1568–1603)

Mary Queen of Scots

Period Studies

America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895)

Background to the Civil War

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

Mary Queen of Scots

Elizabethan England (c1568–1603) • Mary Queen of Scots

Period Studies

Key Events and Figures in the Lead-Up to War

America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) • Background to the Civil War

Related Key Terms

Abolitionist Act for the Preservation of the Queen's Safety (1585)Anointed monarch Bond of Association (1584)

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