AQA A Level History Depth Study: Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154-1216 June 2017 question paper 7042/2A

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the loss of Normandy in 1204.

‘Henry’s treatment of his sons was a more important cause of the Great Rebellion than his baronial policy.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did Henry II’s authority throughout his territories decline in the years 1180 to 1189?

‘England suffered in the years 1189 to 1194 as a result of Richard I’s absence on the Third Crusade.’

Assess the validity of this view.