AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Wars of the Roses, 1450-1499 November 2020 question paper 7042/2B

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the threat from the Simnel Rebellion.

‘The Lancastrians were in a stronger position than the Yorkists after the Second Battle of St Albans in February 1461.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was it the weakness of the Lancastrians that enabled Edward IV to regain the throne in 1471?

‘Buckingham’s rebellion brought about the downfall of Richard III.’

Assess the validity of this view.