04. ‘Leadership was the main reason for success in battle during the Norman period.’ How far does a study of the Battle of Hastings support this statement? Explain your answer. You should refer to the Battle of Hastings and your contextual knowledge.

To what extent, by 1571, had Elizabeth I solved the religious problems which had faced Edward VI and Mary I?

0 5 ‘The English Civil War was caused by religious intolerance.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

‘Imperial rivalry was the most important reason for the development of the British Empire in the period from 1857 to 1965.’ How far do you agree?

06. Explain what was important about the feudal system under the Normans.

07. Write an account of the ways in which the theatre developed in Elizabethan England.

To what extent was it the weakness of the Lancastrians that enabled Edward IV to regain the throne in 1471?

‘Henry IV was never secure on the throne of England? How far do you agree?’

Assess the reasons for the failure of political extremism in the 1930s.

To what extent was Gladstone responsible for the development of the Liberal Party from 1859 to 1885?

06. Explain what was important about the work of Robert Burnell.

To what extent were Catherine the Great’s social and economic policies influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment in the years to 1789?