Edexcel AS History exam - 22nd May 2012

I think the Boer war might come up but there will probably be a WW1 question - hopefully the impact of it but I'm not sure :/

I believe the break with Rome may come up. Things to include would be:
reasons why it happened:
divorce, (love of anne bolyne)
need for an heir, (catherine was barren)
leviticus (but pope wouldn't grant divorce),
power and money (Act of supremacy and dissolution of monasteries can be used as evidence).
Remember all the acts as well: 1532: Act of Annates (money)
1533: Act in Restraint of Appeals (can't appeal to rome)
1534: Act of succession, Act of supremacy, Treason Act, Act of submission of the clergy and Act of 1st fruit and 10ths

I've done the last two papers and have struggled. I'm doing A2 and have got As in both the other exam and the coursework but can't seem to do any better on this.

The Amicable grant came up on january;
Section A
How far do the sources suggest that there was considerable resistance to the Amicable Grant of 1525?

Section B
i) Do you agree with the view that, in the years 1511-1525, English successes in foreign policy outweighed the failures?

ii) Do you agree with the view that the dissolution of the greater monasteries was largely driven by finacial motives?

It is possible cromwell will come up too. The thing i have learnt doing A2 is the sources MUST drive the answer. Own Knowledge is great but you must quote the sources and integrate them to do well.

Hope this helps

What can you say on the fall of Cromwell?

*tried to push the marriage with anne of cleves because of the potential protestant alliance

*generally served Henry well, (dissolution, anullment, break with rome) although allowed henry to realise the extent of his power, which then helped bring out his tyrannical nature (shown by massacre of pilgrimage, execution of the countess of salisbury etc.)

*in a way more successful than wolsey as he never had as big a failure as the anullment and the amicable grant, also his foreign policy was more popular than Wolsey's pro-french position.

*some more stuff which i need to revise but i'll post if i remember it :O

Could you also talk about faction and enemies who could influence Henry or can that only be related to wolsey's downfall? Thanks for the knowledge btw

Section A

* You should only refer to the sources, NO own knowledge.
* Cross-reference the sources (see below).
* Remember to talk about provenance (author, purpose, reliability).
* Do a conclusion that sums up your argument.

Structure:

Introduction
Talk about the sources that agree.
Talk about the sources that disagree.
Provenance
Conclusion


DO NOT STRUCTURE LIKE:
Introduction, Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 etc.

Should be about 1.5 - 2.5 sides of A4, spend 20 minutes on it.


Section B

* Refer to sources (40%) and own knowledge (60%).
* Still cross-reference sources.
* There are no marks for provenance, but you could include it if it strengthens your point.
* Try to link it back to the question.
* Reach a judgment throughout.
* In your conclusion, refer to the sources and own knowledge.

Should be between 2.5 and 3.5 sides, spend the remaining time (is it 50 mins?) on it.

Some useful links:
* www.jrwschool.com/Henry%20VIII%20Revision%20Guide.pdf
* http://www.accesstohistory.co.uk/login.htm?Edexcel.htm (Some good examples of top-mark essays and how to structure them, Username = access, Password = history).

Section A

* You should only refer to the sources, NO own knowledge.
* Cross-reference the sources (see below).
* Remember to talk about provenance (author, purpose, reliability).
* Do a conclusion that sums up your argument.

Structure:

Introduction
Talk about the sources that agree.
Talk about the sources that disagree.
Provenance
Conclusion


DO NOT STRUCTURE LIKE:
Introduction, Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 etc.

Should be about 1.5 - 2.5 sides of A4, spend 20 minutes on it.


Section B

* Refer to sources (40%) and own knowledge (60%).
* Still cross-reference sources.
* There are no marks for provenance, but you could include it if it strengthens your point.
* Try to link it back to the question.
* Reach a judgment throughout.
* In your conclusion, refer to the sources and own knowledge.

Should be between 2.5 and 3.5 sides, spend the remaining time (is it 50 mins?) on it.

Some useful links:
* www.jrwschool.com/Henry%20VIII%20Revision%20Guide.pdf
* http://www.accesstohistory.co.uk/login.htm?Edexcel.htm (Some good examples of top-mark essays and how to structure them, Username = access, Password = history).

Wow, very helpful there. But I would never talk about the provenance of the sources?! I did this module last year, provenance is largely irrelevant! It's about historical debate (and similarity) between the sources.

yeah, there were even more factions, such as the boleyn faction and the seymour faction, as well as the nobility who also hated cromwell because of his low birth.

also, examine Henry's relationship with cromwell: whilst Wolsey was the mentor, Cromwell was the fixer, more a servant than the friends that Wolsey and More were.

Historical debate and similarity of the sources is definitely the most significant aspect of Question A, but provenance of the sources must be talked about to get into the 13-15 mark boundary:

I'm doing Option E - British political history 1945-90. So scared right now

Hiya everyone, I'm doing the women's questions, got a feeling something to do with suffragettes and suffragists is gonna come up, how is everyone feeling about the exam?
Good luck

Hmmmm think i'd disagree to a point there, got full marks in AS without doing any sort of provenance evaluation but if you say so.

Which questions do you think will be asked? I'm hoping for Wolsey, foreign policy, break with Rome