AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702 June 2018 question paper 7042/1D

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the influence of the Crown after 1688.

‘The personalities of the early Stuart monarchs were responsible for a breakdown in relations between Crown and Parliament in the years 1604 to 1629.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How significant were religious divisions to political instability in the years 1640 to 1660?

‘The Restoration Settlement was a failure.’

Assess the validity of this view of the years 1660 to 1685.