AQA A Level History Depth Study: Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154-1216 November 2021 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 instability in England during King Richard’s absences.

How important were religious motives in causing the English interventions in Ireland in the years 1169 to 1171?

‘The dynastic ambitions of his sons were the greatest threat to Henry II’s authority in the 1180s.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The monarchy was in an extremely weak position at the time of the death of King John in 1216.’

Assess the validity of this view.