Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053-1106 / England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154-89 June 2017 question paper 9HI0/2A

Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate the reasons for the success of Duke William of Normandy’s campaign in 1066?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the role of Henry II’s family in the Great Rebellion of 1173–74?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that the most significant problem facing the monarchy in the reign of Edward the Confessor was the power and influence of the Godwin family?

4 ‘The conflict with the Church, in the years 1100–06, is explained more by Henry I’s attitude and actions than by those of Anselm and the papacy.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that Henry II’s aim to control the Church was responsible for the conflict in Church-State relations in the years 1162–70?

6 ‘Henry II’s financial reforms were more significant than his legal reforms in strengthening royal authority in the years 1154–80.’

How far do you agree with this statement?