AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702 June 2022 question paper 7042/1D

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to divisions within the Political Nation from the late 1670s to 1702.

How serious was the threat posed by Catholics and Puritans to the authority of James I in the years 1603 to 1625?

‘Charles I’s views on monarchy were the main reason for political division in the years 1629 to 1649.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Neither Cromwell, as Lord Protector in the years 1653 to 1658, nor Charles II, as King in the years 1660 to 1678, provided stability in England.’

Assess the validity of this view.