AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702 June 2017 question paper 7042/1D

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to James I’s views on monarchy.

‘Charles I addressed the financial weaknesses of the Crown, in the years 1625 to 1640, more successfully than James I, in the years 1603 to 1625.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successfully did the rulers of England deal with religious radicalism in the years 1637 to 1667?

‘From absolutism to constitutional monarchy.’

Assess the validity of this view of the monarchy in the years 1678 to 1702.