AQA A Level History Depth Study: The English Revolution, 1625-1660 June 2017 question paper 7042/2E

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the execution of King Charles I.

How significant was parliamentary radicalism in the breakdown of relations between Crown and Parliament in the years 1625 to 1629?

How seriously did Puritan opposition to Laudianism challenge the authority of Charles I in the years 1633 to 1640?

‘Monarchy was restored in 1660 not because of what Charles II did but because of the actions of others after the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658.’

Assess the validity of this view.