Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55 / The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609 June 2019 question paper 9HI0/2B

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 consequences of Luther’s condemnation of the Peasants’ War (1525)?

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 Duke of Parma’s success in the years 1577-84?

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

How significant was Luther’s debate with Eck (1519) in the development of his challenge to the Catholic Church in the years 1517-20?

4 ‘The Peace of Augsburg (1555) was due mainly to the actions of the Schmalkaldic League.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

5 ‘Alva’s inability to defeat the invasion of 1572 was due to his own failures rather than to the strengths of the rebels.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How significant was religion in securing the independence of the United Provinces in the years 1584-1609?