AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only) June 2018 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 Calvin’s Geneva.

‘The secular power and influence of the Catholic Church was unchallenged in the years 1500 to 1517.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the development of Luther’s thought, in the years 1517 to 1521, a response to the opposition he faced?

To what extent was the Council of Trent a reaction to the growing strength of Protestantism?