AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643-1715 (A-level only) June 2019 question paper 7042/2F

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the problems surrounding the issue of the Spanish Succession.

To what extent were Mazarin’s foreign policies more successful than his domestic policies in the years 1653 to 1661?

To what extent was the policy of Reunions in the years 1680 to 1684 more defensive than offensive?

‘Louis XIV’s religious policies changed significantly in the 1690s.’

Assess the validity of this view.