AQA A Level History Depth Study: The English Revolution, 1625-1660 June 2024 question paper 7042/2E

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the influence of the Duke of Buckingham in 1625/26.

How important was the role of Pym, in the years 1640 to 1642, in the outbreak of the Civil War in England in August 1642?

‘The outcome of the First Civil War in England was decided more by the weaknesses of the Royalists than by the strengths of Parliament.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1649 to 1653, the political and religious radicals failed to achieve their aims because they had insufficient support.’

Assess the validity of this view.