AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564 (A-level only) June 2022 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 the condition of the Catholic Church before 1517.

‘The success of German Lutheranism, in the years 1521 to 1531, was due to its appeal in towns and cities.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was the revival of the Catholic Church, in the years 1536 to 1547, due to the reforms of Pope Paul III?

‘In the years 1555 to 1564, the spread of Calvinism in France and Scotland was the result of weak royal authority.’

Assess the validity of this view.