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Changes in the sinews of power: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on Changes in the sinews of power, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2024 · Paper 30

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    June 2024 · Paper 30

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    June 2023 · Paper 30

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    June 2022 · Paper 30

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    November 2021 · Paper 30

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    October 2020 · Paper 30

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    June 2019 · Paper 30

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    June 2018 · Paper 30

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    June 2017 · Paper 30

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All 9 questions on Changes in the sinews of power, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 30, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the monarchy had financial security throughout the years 1399–1509?
  2. June 2024, Paper 30, Q5 (20 marks): ‘The power of parliament steadily increased in the years 1399–1509.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
  3. June 2023, Paper 30, Q5 (20 marks): ‘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?
  4. June 2022, Paper 30, Q5 (20 marks): ‘Monarchs successfully exploited the sources of royal income in the years 1399–1509.’ How far do you agree with this judgement?
  5. November 2021, Paper 30, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the Treaty of Picquigny (1475) was the most significant change to the power of the crown in the years 1399–1509?
  6. October 2020, Paper 30, Q5 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the monarchy continually suffered major financial problems in the years 1399–1509?
  7. June 2019, Paper 30, Q4 (20 marks): ‘The power of the crown, in the years 1399-1509, was most significantly changed by the losses in France in 1453.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
  8. June 2018, Paper 30, Q5 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the key turning point in the increasing power of parliament, in the years 1399–1509, was the Parliament of 1406?
  9. June 2017, Paper 30, Q4 (20 marks): ‘In the strengthening of the English crown, it was the Spanish Marriage (1499) that was the key diplomatic development in the years 1399–1509.’ How far do you a

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