7041 AQA-AS-HISTORY QUESTION PAPERS COMBINED 2023.CONSISTS;7041{1A,1C,1D,1H,1G,1J,1K,1L,2A,2B,2D,2E,2G,2J,2G,2L,2M,2N,2O,2P,2Q,2R,2S.

AS HISTORY The Tudors: England, 1485–1603 Component 1C Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547 Extract A In the early years of his reign, much of Henry VIII’s energy, and the wealth inherited from his father, was wasted in the futile attempt to reproduce the victories of H...

AS HISTORY Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 Component 1D Absolutism challenged: Britain, 1603–1649 Extract A James and Charles had different attitudes to religion. James only became identified with Arminianism at the end of his reign. He appointed an Arminian court prea...

AS HISTORY Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 Component 1G Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914 Extract A The support base of the Liberal Party, founded in 1859, was made up of several classes: the great Whig landowners, the industrial and commercial classes, and most...

AS HISTORY The British Empire, c1857–1967 Component 1J The High Water Mark of the British Empire, c1857–1914 Extract A Egypt had to be subdued to secure the Suez Canal, an imperial lifeline since 1875 when Disraeli had bought shares in it. Its strategic importance was clear as a route to...

AS HISTORY The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975 Component 1K From Civil War to World War, 1865–1920 Extract A From the turn of the century up to 1920, Americans of all backgrounds struggled with the idea of ‘progress’. Middle and upper-class activists throughout the nation call...

AS HISTORY The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991 Component 1L Empire to democracy, 1871–1929 Extract A Kaiser Wilhelm II’s power and influence were considerable in the years 1890 to 1914. He was obsessed with the army and navy, and pushed through his favourite projects...

AS HISTORY Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216 Component 2A The Reign of Henry II, 1154–1189 Source A From the annals of Roger of Howden. Roger was a royal clerk and diplomat at Henry II’s court. Roger compiled his account of the Great Rebellion after retiring in 1189. W...

AS HISTORY The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 Component 2B The Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471 Source A From a letter to Pope Pius II from papal legate Francesco Coppini, 1 June 1461. Coppini supported the Yorkists whilst he was in London, April–November 1461. King Edward has...

AS HISTORY Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570 Component 2D The break with Rome, c1529–1547 Source A From a pamphlet in defence of the Catholic Church by Thomas More, 1528. This was one of a series circulated to the public. The whole Church here in England believ...

AS HISTORY The English Revolution, 1625–1660 Component 2E The origins of the English Civil War, 1625–1642 Source A From the memoirs of Sir Philip Warwick published after 1660. Warwick was an official in Charles I’s government and fought for the Royalists in the Civil War. Charles’ m...

AS HISTORY The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801 Component 2G The origins of the American Revolution, 1760–1776 Source A From the personal diary of Thomas Hutchinson, 1763. Hutchinson was the last royal governor of Massachusetts. Victory over the French has led to many Americans questioning ...

AS HISTORY America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877 Component 2J The origins of the American Civil War, c1845–1861 Source A From an article in a Southern newspaper, ‘The Daily Despatch’, published in Richmond, Virginia, 1 June 1852, two months after the publication of ‘Uncle Tom’s C...

AS HISTORY Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 Component 2L The crisis of Liberal Italy and the Rise of Mussolini, c1900–1926 Source A From a speech to the Italian parliament by Orazio Raimondo, 6 December 1913. Raimondo was a Socialist politician. Giolitti has an overwhelming personal major...

AS HISTORY Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 Component 2M Society in Crisis, 1906–1929 Source A From an editorial in the Daily Mail, 3 November 1927. This newspaper, which was owned by the right-wing Lord Rothermere, ran a year-long campaign against widening the franc...