Edexcel A Level History Paper 3 option: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 June 2023 question paper 9HI0/30

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

Assess the value of the source for revealing the failings of Richard II and the reasons for Henry IV’s successful usurpation of the crown.

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

How far do you agree that the success of the Yorkists, in the years 1460–61, was the consequence of Lancastrian mistakes?

3 ‘Divisions among the Yorkists allowed Richard III to seize the throne in 1483.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

4 ‘The crushing of the conspiracy against Henry V (1415) most significantly weakened the ability of the nobility to challenge royal authority in the years 1399–1509.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

5 ‘It was diplomacy that was most responsible for increases in the power of the crown in the years 1399–1509.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?