OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project) Component 11 November 2020 question paper

Give one example of an approach to public health in monasteries during the period

1250–1500.

Name one way in which people in towns dealt with the waste they produced in the period

1500–1750.

Name one individual whose work led to government action to improve the people’s health in

the twentieth century.

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic since

1980. Support your summary with examples.

Why were there attempts to improve public health in towns in the nineteenth century (1800–1900)?

Support your answer with examples.

4* ‘Little was done to improve public health in Medieval Britain (1250–1500)’. How far do you agree

with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.

5* How far do you agree that the problems of public health were the same in both the Early Modern

Period (1500–1700) and the twentieth century (1900–2000)? Give reasons for your answer.

In Interpretation A, the film makers argue that Norman rule was harsh. Identify and explain

one way in which they do this.

Interpretation A – A still image from a 2017 BBC film for school students entitled ‘The Story of Britain’. In this scene, William I has just been presented with the Domesday

William is saying, ‘At last, now it is written down, it is law. Now I know everything – who owns what, where they live, what they are worth to me!’

If you were asked to do further research on one aspect of Interpretation A, what would you choose to investigate? Explain how this would help us to analyse and understand how the

Normans ruled England to 1087.

Interpretations B and C both describe how the Normans established their rule between 1066 and

1071. How far do they differ and what might explain any differences?

Interpretation B – From The History of King William published around 1080 and written by William of Poitiers. The author was born in Normandy and had served as a knight. He eventually entered the Church and served as William the Conqueror’s personal chaplain. Here he is describing the years after the Norman invasion.

Wherever King William went, everyone laid down his arms. No way was barred to him; on all sides people flocked to submit or negotiate. He showed mercy to all, especially to the common people. Often his face revealed the pity in his heart; often he ordered compassion to be shown when he saw poor people, or noticed mothers and their children pleading. Very many Englishmen received through his generous gifts what they had not received from their previous English lords. Nothing was given to any Frenchman that had been taken unjustly from any Englishman.

Interpretation C – A description from the back cover of the book 1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest by historian Peter Rex, published in 2011.

This book is a radical retelling of the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. This is well recognised. What is not recognised is how long and hard the English people fought to deny William his prize. Rather than being the smooth transition claimed by pro-Norman historians, the Norman Conquest was a brutal and violent takeover by an army of occupation.

8* In the publicity material for his book, The Anglo-Saxon Age: The Birth of England, published in 2015, historian Martin Wall argued that ‘our notions of these times as barbaric and backward’ were

incorrect. How far do you agree with this view of Anglo-Saxon England just before 1066?

9* In his book, The Battle of Hastings 1066, published in 2003, historian M.K. Lawson argued that William was able to win the Battle of Hastings because of ‘considerable luck.’ How far do you

agree with this view of William’s victory in 1066?