Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 option: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474-1598 June 2017 question paper 9HI0/32

Study the source in the Source Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of the charges made against Archbishop Carranza and the strength of the defence that he put forward.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that the revolt of the Comuneros was caused by the conduct of Charles I at the beginning of his reign?

3 ‘Spain’s rising population was a more important factor in causing the price revolution of the 16th century than was the importation of precious metals from the New World.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the Battle of Lepanto was the key event in the growth of Spanish naval power in the years 1474–1598?

How far do you agree that the Ottoman Empire, rather than France, presented the bigger challenge to Spain’s power in Europe in the years 1474–1598?