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2025 OCR A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
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A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
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• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
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• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
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• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of Henry I’s success in seizing Normandy.
[30]
Passage A
Adapted from C. Warren Hollister, Henry I, p. 182-186, 188,,199, 201, Yale University Press, 2003. From first line "Henry I paid special attention to the members of the Anglo-Norman nobility in an attempt to win their support." to last line "He had reconstructed his father’s Anglo-Norman realm." Item
Passage B
Adapted from Austin Lane Poole, From Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087-1216, p. 115,116,118, 119, 120, Oxford University Press, 1955. From first line "At the beginning of Henry I’s reign there was a rebellion in favour of duke Robert’s claim to the English throne." to last line "He never really ha
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Church
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3
Section B
Answer any two questions.
2* ‘The reasons for rebellion in Stephen’s reign were typical of the reasons for rebellion in England
throughout the period from 1066 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
3* ‘The reasons for changes in the organisation and administration of local government remained the
same throughout the period from 1066 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
4* ‘Archbishops of Canterbury did more to strengthen the English church in the period from 1066
to 1154 than in the period from 1154 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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2025 OCR A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Friday 23 May 2025 – Morning
A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Church
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Government
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and
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the
Church
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2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of Henry I’s success in seizing Normandy.
[30]
Passage A
Adapted from C. Warren Hollister, Henry I, p. 182-186, 188,,199, 201, Yale University Press, 2003. From first line "Henry I paid special attention to the members of the Anglo-Norman nobility in an attempt to win their support." to last line "He had reconstructed his father’s Anglo-Norman realm." Item
Passage B
Adapted from Austin Lane Poole, From Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087-1216, p. 115,116,118, 119, 120, Oxford University Press, 1955. From first line "At the beginning of Henry I’s reign there was a rebellion in favour of duke Robert’s claim to the English throne." to last line "He never really ha
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English
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English
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Section B
Answer any two questions.
2* ‘The reasons for rebellion in Stephen’s reign were typical of the reasons for rebellion in England
throughout the period from 1066 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
3* ‘The reasons for changes in the organisation and administration of local government remained the
same throughout the period from 1066 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
4* ‘Archbishops of Canterbury did more to strengthen the English church in the period from 1066
to 1154 than in the period from 1154 to 1216.’
How far do you agree? [25]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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