EDEXCEL: Paper 3 - Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485 - 1603
CHANGES IN GOVERNANCE AT THE CENTRE
1) How accurate is it to say that the Eltham Ordinances were mainly responsible for
the changes in the structure and function of the royal household 1485 - 1603?
2) “Wolsey, rather than Cromwell, should take credit for establishing the Privy Council
in the 1530s.” How far do you agree?
3) How accurate is it to say that in the years 1485 - 1603, the system of government
and administration underwent substantial changes?
4) ‘The key factor in upholding and extending royal authority in the years 1485 - 1603
was the development of the institutions of central government.’ How far do you agree?
5) How far do you agree that the key factor in upholding and extending royal author-
ity, 1485 - 1603, was the development of the sovereignty of statute law?
6) ‘The key factor in developing and extending the authority of the ofce of Principle
Secretary 1485 - 1603 was the ministerial talent to the crown.’ How far do you agree?
7) ‘The key factor responsible for changing the relationship between crown and state
1485 - 1603 was the role of Parliament in religious afairs.’ How far do you agree?
8) ‘In the years 1485 - 1603, Parliament became the most powerful part of Tudor gov-
ernment.’ How far do you agree?
9) How accurate is it to say that by 1603, Parliament had become an important part of
royal government?
10) How far do you agree that the key turning point in the relationship between church
and state in the 16th century was the Act of Supremacy in 1559?
GAINING THE COOPERATION OF THE LOCALITIES
11) What was the key turning point in the Crown extending their local control?
12) How far did the Crown’s relationship with localities change 1485 - 1603?
13) How accurate is it to say that (1485 - 1603) the power to deny patronage was the
most powerful weapon that the Tudor monarch’s possessed?
14) How accurate is it to say that royal patronage was mainly for the creation of stable
and successful government 1485 - 1603?
15) ‘The development of the sovereignty of statute law was the key factor in extend-
ing and upholding royal authority in the years 1485 - 1603.’ How far do you agree with
this claim?
CHANGES IN GOVERNANCE AT THE CENTRE
1) How accurate is it to say that the Eltham Ordinances were mainly responsible for
the changes in the structure and function of the royal household 1485 - 1603?
2) “Wolsey, rather than Cromwell, should take credit for establishing the Privy Council
in the 1530s.” How far do you agree?
3) How accurate is it to say that in the years 1485 - 1603, the system of government
and administration underwent substantial changes?
4) ‘The key factor in upholding and extending royal authority in the years 1485 - 1603
was the development of the institutions of central government.’ How far do you agree?
5) How far do you agree that the key factor in upholding and extending royal author-
ity, 1485 - 1603, was the development of the sovereignty of statute law?
6) ‘The key factor in developing and extending the authority of the ofce of Principle
Secretary 1485 - 1603 was the ministerial talent to the crown.’ How far do you agree?
7) ‘The key factor responsible for changing the relationship between crown and state
1485 - 1603 was the role of Parliament in religious afairs.’ How far do you agree?
8) ‘In the years 1485 - 1603, Parliament became the most powerful part of Tudor gov-
ernment.’ How far do you agree?
9) How accurate is it to say that by 1603, Parliament had become an important part of
royal government?
10) How far do you agree that the key turning point in the relationship between church
and state in the 16th century was the Act of Supremacy in 1559?
GAINING THE COOPERATION OF THE LOCALITIES
11) What was the key turning point in the Crown extending their local control?
12) How far did the Crown’s relationship with localities change 1485 - 1603?
13) How accurate is it to say that (1485 - 1603) the power to deny patronage was the
most powerful weapon that the Tudor monarch’s possessed?
14) How accurate is it to say that royal patronage was mainly for the creation of stable
and successful government 1485 - 1603?
15) ‘The development of the sovereignty of statute law was the key factor in extend-
ing and upholding royal authority in the years 1485 - 1603.’ How far do you agree with
this claim?
