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A Level History Edexcel Unit 3 Option A 1536-1588 Predictions????

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Reply 20

RobMonTom

Yeah i was thinking this too but i think the more focussed question could be Elizabeth this year?

Original post by -Rachel

I think it's quite likely as she has yet to have a question centred around her yet

Reply 21

toastier

What would you write about Henry's privy council? / how would you structure the whole essay?

Reply 22

RobMonTom

Yeah thats exactly what i would do... Elizabeth i personally would leave out due to timing but if theres was time in sure it would give the balance and a good answer? :smile:

Original post by toastier

How do you seperate essays into sections? Like for the privy council question I would seperate it into
Privy council - Henry, Edward, Mary, LJG
Rising parliamentary role
Rising royal power
Relationship between crown + church/crown+ nobility
Is that right? And how would you section off the Elizabethan threat, would you just talk about foreign policy?

Reply 23

b.q

What do you mean exactly by threats to Elizabeth? Her foreign policy?

Reply 24

ghard

Original post by b.q

What do you mean exactly by threats to Elizabeth? Her foreign policy?

There is the plots to overthrow her and such. Throckmorton and Ridolfi and Babbington. Mary Queens of Scots was a threat. Spanish were a threat, Scottish were a threat as were the French. Also religion, the puritans.

Reply 25

b.q

Does anyone have any more predictions on what is likely to come up?

Reply 26

RobMonTom

How did you guys find it? :smile:

Reply 27

-Rachel

Original post by RobMonTom

How did you guys find it? :smile:

I thought it went quite well, really glad that the 1549 rebellion came up, although I didn't think the sources were too great for t

Reply 28

RobMonTom

Original post by -Rachel

I thought it went quite well, really glad that the 1549 rebellion came up, although I didn't think the sources were too great for t

Aww thats good! I loved it i thought it was a really nice paper for us to get.... yeah i like source 1 and 3 but i didnt like 2!!! Good luck in any other exams you have!! :biggrin:

Reply 29

-Rachel

Original post by RobMonTom

Aww thats good! I loved it i thought it was a really nice paper for us to get.... yeah i like source 1 and 3 but i didnt like 2!!! Good luck in any other exams you have!! :biggrin:

Glad you liked it too, good luck on your exams too 😊😊😊

Reply 30

toastier

Original post by RobMonTom

How did you guys find it? :smile:

I ran out of time on the rebellion Q! I think I only did 5 sides (I'm hoping my mind is playing tricks and I actually did 7 but probably not) and I didn't directly quote any sources in my pitiful & rushed half a page conclusion.... There goes my A haha

Reply 31

plumpOlhenry

Felt there was balancing issues for me in the rebellions questions

Reply 32

RobMonTom

It was, from my perspective, extremely hard to balance the answer for the rebellions. The sources from my interpretation were all over the place and we not giving any one sided arguments which you could say "Source 1 completely agrees/ disagrees" etc, which made me feel that I wasn't answering the question to the best of my ability. However, I did like how much there was to critique throughout the sources and I feel this might have showed my independence of thought throughout my essay! I think I may get a B overall now!

Reply 33

FrancisDrake

HI, I sat this paper today and choose to do the question on Anglo Spanish relations for section A, just wondered if anyone can remember the wording of the question and the years that it specified?

Reply 34

RobMonTom

Original post by FrancisDrake

HI, I sat this paper today and choose to do the question on Anglo Spanish relations for section A, just wondered if anyone can remember the wording of the question and the years that it specified?

Im unsure of the wording but the years were 1558-1574 :biggrin:

Reply 35

FrancisDrake

Original post by RobMonTom

Im unsure of the wording but the years were 1558-1574 :biggrin:

Thanks :P, this is because after I answered it I realised that I had used examples past this time period such as the inevitable war of the Spanish armada of 1588 and treaty of joinville in 1584. Although these reinforced my argument, i am afraid i may be marked down for using them.

Reply 36

TSweety

Any1 else did tudor gov finamce reform q
hw did u guys structure itt ????

Reply 37

plumpOlhenry

Original post by TSweety

Any1 else did tudor gov finamce reform q
hw did u guys structure itt ????

I didnt but u would of probs have to talk about dissolution, court of augmentations nd how Northumberland fixed it and then against you would talk about henry wasting it in war and debasement and somesets policies i think

Reply 38

RobMonTom

Hello i did financial reform! I did agreement to the question (Cromwells revolution/ Northumberland ending war, debasement, tax etc) then i did diagree (Henry not sticking to Cromwells reforms, Seymour loaning more money to fund a war with scotland to secure the Mary Queen of Scots and Edward marriage)

Original post by TSweety

Any1 else did tudor gov finamce reform q
hw did u guys structure itt ????