‘The most important reason for growth in population in the period from c1700 to 1780 was a decline in the death rate.’ How far do you agree?

How serious was the threat posed by Catholics and Puritans to the authority of James I in the years 1603 to 1625?

‘The maintenance of church authority in the period from 1100 to 1437 relied increasingly on force and repression.’ How far do you agree?

To what extent was government policy responsible for the unrest during the period from 1815 to 1819?

Why was the treatment of mental illness in Britain so controversial in the period 1800–1900?

‘Local authorities were more important than central authorities in the maintenance of political stability in the period from 1485 to 1603.’ How far do you agree?

‘Division in the Liberal Party was the main reason for the failure of Gladstone to achieve Home Rule for Ireland’? How far do you agree?

‘Religion divided rather than united France in the period from 1498 to 1610.’ How far do you agree?

‘Whig splits, during the period from 1790 to 1794, were the main reason why Pitt the Younger remained in power in the 1790s.’ How far do you agree?

Identify one other killer disease that was common in the period 1800-1900.

To what extent did the response of authorities to witchcraft change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Which of the following was more important in determining the outcome of the Third Crusade? (i) The failure of Frederick Barbarossa’s expedition (ii) The disagreements between Richard I and Philip Augustus. Explain your answer with reference to (i) and (ii).