Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55 / The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609 June 2024 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 development of Lutheranism in the aftermath of the Diet of Worms?

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 religious situation in the Netherlands in the years c1563–67?

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

3 ‘The printing press was of only minor importance in the development of Luther’s challenge to the Catholic Church in the years 1517–20.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘The failure of Lutheran-Catholic negotiations, in the years 1526–46, was due largely to the attitude of Martin Luther.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far can Parma’s leadership of the Spanish cause in the Netherlands, in the years 1578–92, be termed a success?

6 ‘In the years 1584–1609, the growing power of the United Provinces was due mainly to the development of overseas trade.’

How far do you agree with this statement?