AQA A2 HISTORY: The Triumph of Elizabeth, 1547-1603 Offical Thread. 2nd June 2014.

My teacher also said Franco-Scottish relations will come up this year!
There will always be a religion question as it's such a big chunk of the course. I'm confident in both, but still revising government incase the questions aren't that great :L wbu? I know quite a few said they wouldn't learn Government because they will do the questions on Religion and FP

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only thing I would say was weird about the essays are the occasional use of 'I' which I have heard is a big no no in the exam.

So nervous for this exam. Any predictions? My teacher seems to think MQS will come up in some context.

Hi I really hope MQS wimill come up as there's a lot you can discuss. For instance, if it was on how much of a threat she posed I would do
FACTOR 1.She fuelled the revival of the Catholic Movement vs Elizabeth suppressed the major Catholic Opposition.FACTOR 2.Her foreign support meant she was a threat etc VS Treaties meant they abandoned her, and their own internal problems=never really commitied FACTOR 3. Plots

A lot of people think France will come up as a question, but surely there isn't that much to write about???????? I'm so awful at foreign policy anyway I'm praying for Puritanism to come up

I'm hoping Puritanism too!! It hasn't come up before

Hi I really hope MQS will come up as there's a lot you can discuss. For instance, if it was on how much of a threat she posed I would do
FACTOR 1.She fuelled the revival of the Catholic Movement vs Elizabeth suppressed the major Catholic Opposition.FACTOR 2.Her foreign support meant she was a threat etc VS Treaties meant they abandoned her, and their own internal problems=never really commitied FACTOR 3. Plots

A lot of people think France will come up as a question, but surely there isn't that much to write about???????? I'm so awful at foreign policy anyway I'm praying for Puritanism to come up

What points would you make on a Puritanism essay?

Hi I really hope MQS will come up as there's a lot you can discuss. For instance, if it was on how much of a threat she posed I would do
FACTOR 1.She fuelled the revival of the Catholic Movement vs Elizabeth suppressed the major Catholic Opposition.FACTOR 2.Her foreign support meant she was a threat etc VS Treaties meant they abandoned her, and their own internal problems=never really commitied FACTOR 3. Plots

A lot of people think France will come up as a question, but surely there isn't that much to write about???????? I'm so awful at foreign policy anyway I'm praying for Puritanism to come up

Hi, I've got a quick plan for the question. How much of a threat did Puritans pose? This is how i'd tackle it, but i've no idea if its any good

FACTOR 1:Puritans were a not a threat, clear by the ease in which Elizabeth suppressed the movementJohn Guy"controlled her policy more than anyother tudor".-Appointment of Whitgift 1583, 3 Articles, meant anti puritan influence, sent message that puritans were not to be encouraged.Cope and Wentworth imprisoned 1587, Barrow and Greenwood executed 1593=deterrent. Only 3% of population puritan anyway.
On the other hand; still numerous attempts to undermine protestant church, 1563 Vestment controvesy, Sampson and Humphreys, Cartwrights Presbytarian Lectures 1571, 1584 Book and Bill, reignited by Cope in 1587, shows persistent and provoked many more to start questioning church.
MAKE A JUDGEMENT; THE ARGUMENT IS STRONG/WEAK

Factor 2: Were not a threat, as still respected authority as Supreme Govenor, and outbreak of war v spain meant more focused on defending existing religion, After 1584 Treaty of Joinville/Catholic League, force to accept better to conform than let internal weakness give Spain greater opportunity to intervene. As war dragged on, parliament less willing to listen to puritans, 1584 HoC Elections=disaster.
Penry Williams, by the latter years "the church had been acceppted by the commanding heights of society".
On the otherhand, always reasons to continue campaign to improve low standards of clergy. Many clergy members removed without reason-increase hostility. QE used church as source of cash and kept bishoprics vacant to save money-no bishop of oxford for 41 yrs. Also, clergy poorly educated etc. So, ongoing grievances which fuelled opposition for a long time.
MAKE A JUDGEMENT; THE ARGUMENT IS STRONG/WEAK

Factor 3: Lack of influence in government, no decision making. Death of Leicester, Walsingham and other councillors marked end of tolerance for puritanisim, after this not taken seriously. Movement was inefficient and poorly organised, in comparison to catholicism. Graves says "where there were clashes they were of no long term significane because opposition neither organised nor strong enough to pose a serious challege"
On the other hand, QE felt personally threatened-can be considered true test of threat. Over 15% of clergy puritan, situated in London =immediate potential threat. Furthermore, suspension fo Grindal 1577, increased tensions and fuelled more opposition. Graves "QE made puritanism more of a danger than it really was"-struggled to control "puritan choir" Neale, forced to alter settlement etc
MAKE A JUDGEMENT:THE ARGUMENT IS STRONG/WEAK

OVERALL CONCLUSION

Again, I'm not sure if this is that great, my factors are a little confusing, but I hope it helps!

If france comes up, it'd be in the context of other things surely. Or it may be a synoptic question encompassing all 3 reigns. But in regards to MQS, there's a lot to say up till her death in 1587. Continuity and change could be well established in there. Could the question be To what extent, in the years 1562-1587, was Mary Queen of Scots the main catholic threat??? Or "Mary Queen of Scots was the biggest Catholic threat"- Assess blah blah. Im scared :/

Ah Okay, I see what you mean; I was terrified that we'd get and awful FP question on France, despite the fact I'm not really revising FP; I'm just linking the events into revision of Religion, Authority, Consequences on Economy etc.
I'm worried for this exam too; an hour and a half is ridiculous, when you consider its 60% and there is a huge amount of content, and tbh, as long as your essay is good, what does it matter how quickly it was written? I can guarantee you I will not finish Damn AQA!