Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 option: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580-c1750 June 2022 question paper 9HI0/33

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

Assess the value of the source for revealing the beliefs about the threat to James VI posed by witches and the manner in which James VI was protected from this threat.

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

2 ‘The role of Roger Nowell was the most important factor in the extent of the witch hunt in Lancashire.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

3 ‘The Salem witch hunt was primarily caused by social tensions.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘There was a steady growth in scepticism about witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far did developments in making sense of the universe, in the years c1580–c1750, advance human understanding and knowledge in Britain?