AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only) June 2017 question paper 7042/2C

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Society of Jesus.

To what extent was the Catholic Church weakened by humanism in the years c1500 to 1517?

‘The Peasants’ War of 1524/25 was brought about by social rather than religious issues.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The spread of Calvinism beyond Geneva in the 1550s was due to its widespread political appeal.’

Assess the validity of this view.