OCR A Level History A Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Combined Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1406977731*
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.
, 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
© OCR 2025 Y303/01 Jun25
Combined Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y303/01 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1406977731*
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.
, 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
© OCR 2025 Y303/01 Jun25
