Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55 / The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609 June 2022 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 problems faced by Charles V in defeating Lutheranism in Germany in the mid-1540s?

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 problems faced by Philip II in the Netherlands in the mid-1580s?

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

3 ‘Discontent with the Catholic Church, in early sixteenth-century Germany, was caused mainly by economic factors.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘In the years 1517–46, Luther’s three pamphlets of 1520 were more important in the development of Lutheranism than any of his other writings and publications.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

To what extent was the Iconoclastic Fury (1566) brought about by religious factors?

How significant was the activity of the Sea Beggars in sustaining opposition to Spanish rule in the Netherlands in the years 1567–73?