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State control and popular resistance, 1509–88: Edexcel A‑Level History questions

Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on State control and popular resistance, 1509–88, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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    June 2025 · Paper 1B

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    June 2022 · Paper 1B

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    October 2020 · Paper 1B

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    June 2018 · Paper 1B

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    June 2017 · Paper 1B

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All 8 questions on State control and popular resistance, 1509–88, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1B, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1509–88, the main reason why the Tudors were able to maintain control of the country was the role played by Justice
  2. June 2024, Paper 1B, Q3 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1509–88, population growth was the main reason for the increase in poverty?
  3. June 2023, Paper 1B, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that the decline in resistance to Tudor rule, in the years 1570–88, was largely due to religious factors?
  4. June 2022, Paper 1B, Q1 (20 marks): To what extent did resistance to Tudor rule change in the years 1509–69?
  5. October 2020, Paper 1B, Q2 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1536–69, popular risings were largely driven by economic grievances?
  6. June 2019, Paper 1B, Q3 (20 marks): How far do you agree that the increase in poverty in the Tudor period was largely a result of changes in the use of land?
  7. June 2018, Paper 1B, Q4 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1509–88, Justices of the Peace came to be the most effective means by which Tudor monarchs controlled their kingdom
  8. June 2017, Paper 1B, Q1 (20 marks): To what extent did popular risings present a significant problem for Tudor governments in the 1530s and 1540s?

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