AQA A Level History Depth Study: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 (A-level only) June 2022 question paper 7042/2H

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the reaction of the French people to life under Napoleon in the years 1801 to 1808.

‘In the months of May to September 1792, it was the sans-culottes, rather than the deputies in the Assembly and Convention, that brought an end to monarchy in France.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was Robespierre’s fall from power in July 1794 due to his decision to execute Danton and Desmoulins in April 1794?

‘Napoleon’s attempt to re-establish himself as ruler of France in the ‘Hundred Days’ shows his total misunderstanding of the situation in 1814/15.’

Assess the validity of this view.