AQA A Level History Depth Study: France in Revolution, 1774-1815 (A-level only) June 2023 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 execution of Louis XVI in January 1793.

‘In the years 1777 to 1787, neither Necker nor Calonne put forward any significant proposals for the reform of French finances.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The 1801 Concordat was the most important reason for the consolidation of Napoleon’s rule in France.’

Assess the validity of this view with reference to the years 1799 to 1804.

To what extent was Napoleon himself responsible for the defeat of his armies in the years 1812 to 1814?