AQA A Level History Depth Study: Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154-1216 June 2024 question paper 7042/2A

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the reign of King John.

To what extent did Henry II rely upon the support of the English Church to establish his royal authority in the years 1154 to 1166?

How successful was Henry II in re-establishing his authority in the years after the Great Rebellion?

‘Richard I was more committed to crusading and his French territories than to governing England.’

Assess the validity of this view.