Past Papers
2022
- the issue of the succession never seriously threatened political stability
- ‘The power and influence of the nobility was the most serious domestic challenge to Henry VII’s rule.’
- Assess the reasons for Thomas Cromwell’s fall from power.
2021
- assess the view that Somerset was to blame for the political instability during the reign of Edward VI
- ‘Henry VII’s foreign policy did little to improve England’s position in Europe.’
- Lack of noble support was the most important reason for Wolsey’s fall from power.’
2020
- England was a Protestant country by the death of Edward VI in 1553
- ‘Improving trade was the most important consideration of Henry VII’s foreign policy.
- ‘Wolsey’s law reforms were his greatest domestic achievement.’
2019
- enclosure was the main cause of unrest in 1549.
- ‘Yorkist opposition was not a serious threat to Henry VII.’
- England’s foreign policy was more successful in the period from 1485 to the capture of Warbeck in 1497 than in the period after his capture to the death of Henry VII in 1509.’
2018
- Mary Tudor’s restoration of Catholicism was popular
- ‘Wolsey’s ability was the main reason for his rise to power by 1514.’
- Assess the reasons why England was at war with France and Scotland in the 1540s
2017
- the attempt to exclude Mary Tudor from the throne in 1553 was a serious threat to the Tudor dynasty
- ‘Henry VII’s main aim in foreign affairs was to avoid war.’
- Wolsey’s domestic achievements were limited.’
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| 2022 | Y | Y |
| 2021 | Y | |
| 2020 | Y | |
| 2019 | Y | |
| 2018 | Y | |
| 2017 | Y |
| [[Henry VII 1485-1509[[ | - Battle of Bosworth- Lovell, Simnel, Yorkshire, Cornish and Warbeck rebellions | How serious a threat were the Yorkist challenges to Henry’s rule ? |
| [[Henry VII 1485-1509[[ | - Nobility; carrot and stick**- Local government****- Finances** | How successfully did Henry reduce the power of the nobility ? |
| [[Henry VII 1485-1509[[ | - Breton Crisis- Relations with Scotland, France and Spain | ‘Henry VII successfully achieved his policy of avoiding war’ how far do you agree ? |
| [[Henry VII 1485-1509[[ | - Summary of reign- Success or failure | How successful was Henry VII reign ? |
| ]]Henry VIII 1509-1547]] | - Henry as a ‘renaissance king’- Key aims- Wolsey and his domestic policy- Foreign policy- war, peace and trade | How successful was Henry VIII’s foreign policy from 1509 to 1529 ? |
| ]]Henry VIII 1509-1547]] | - Catherine of Aragon marriage- Annulment- The fall of Wolsey | ‘ Wolsey’s fall from power was due to his inability to obtain a divorce’ how far do you agree ? |
| ]]Henry VIII 1509-1547]] | - English reformation- Acts and policies- Rise of Cromwell | In 1547 how much of an impacting factor was the protestant religion ? |
| ]]Henry VIII 1509-1547]] | - Dissolution of the monasteries- Groups against the reformation- Pilgrimage of Grace | How serious was opposition to religious change ? |
| ]]Henry VIII 1509-1547]] | - Cromwell’s fall from power- Factionalism in court | ‘ Henry VIII successfully manipulated factionalism’ how far do you agree ? |
| {{Edward VI 1547-1553{{ | - Background- Minority rule- Henry VIII’s will and rise of Somerset | |
| {{Edward VI 1547-1553{{ | - Protestant reformation- Policy changes- Role of Somerset and Northumberland | ‘ The religious changes under Northumberland were radical’Sources |
| {{Edward VI 1547-1553{{ | - Social problems- Financial, social and foreign policies | |
| {{Edward VI 1547-1553{{ | - 1549 rebellions- Western rebellion- Kett’s rebellion- Fall of Somerset and rise of Northumberland | ‘ Enclosure was the main cause of unrest in 1549’__Sources |
| {{Edward VI 1547-1553{{ | - Succession crisis- Lady Jane Grey affair | ‘ Religion was the main factor in support for Mary’Sources |
| }}Mary I 1553-1558}} | - Social and economic policies- Background | |
| }}Mary I 1553-1558}} | - Return to Catholicism- Persuasion vs persecution | ‘ How popular were Mary’s religious policies’Sources |
| }}Mary I 1553-1558}} | - Marriage with Phillip II of Spain- Marriage and foreign policy | |
| }}Mary I 1553-1558}} | - Lady Jane Grey- Security on the throne- Wyatt’s rebellion |
Potential questions-
HVII- Foreign policy
HVIII- Cromwell
EVI- Succession crisis
MI- Catholicism in england