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 2018 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 seriousness of the rising against Tostig Godwinson in 1065?

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 reasons for the failure of Henry II and Thomas Becket to reach a compromise in their quarrel in the years 1164-70?

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

3 ‘It was King Harold’s mistakes rather than Duke William’s skills that were responsible for the Norman victory at Hastings in October 1066.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that Norman rule in England had very little impact on the Anglo-Saxon population who lived in the villages?

How accurate is it to say that Henry II succeeded in establishing complete control over the Angevin lands in France by 1172?

6 ‘The Great Rebellion of 1173-74 and Duke Richard’s rebellion of 1189 had similar causes but very different results.’

How far do you agree with this statement?