AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY 7042/2D [Component 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570 ] QUESTIONS & MARKING SCHEME MERGED || GRADED A+||

Section A Answer Question 01. Source A From a letter to William Cecil, Secretary of State, from Edmund Grindal, Bishop of London, 1566. Grindal faced resistance to his injunctions on the conformity of clerical dress. Sir, I have thought it good to explain to you things that have happened recently. John Bartlett is an evangelical preacher in St Giles parish, whom I have suspended for not wearing the correct clerical vestments. Bartlett has taken it upon himself to hold services in the church without permission. I sent for him and told him to stop. He refused to promise to do so, arguing that in conscience he was forced to instruct the ignorant to learn the true word of God. Whereupon, I with two other commissioners, yesterday afternoon restricted him to his own house, where he still remains. This day before noon, 60 women of the same parish came into my house to argue for him. I sent answer to them that I would not deal with such numbers of women, as I much disliked such a kind of assembly. I told them to send me half a dozen of their husbands and I would talk with them. 5 10 Source B From the proclamation issued by the Northern Earls, drawn up in Richmond, Yorkshire, November 1569. We, Thomas, Earl of Northumberland, and Charles, Earl of Westmoreland, the Queen’s true and faithful subjects: To all those of the old and catholic faith. Know ye that we and many other well-disposed others have promised ourselves to the furtherance of our faith. Know ye that disordered and ill-disposed persons about the Queen’s Majesty have, by their crafty dealing, sought to advance themselves. In so doing, they have overthrown the true and catholic religion. They have abused the Queen’s Majesty. They have disordered the realm and wish to bring about the destruction of the nobility. We, therefore, have gathered ourselves together to resist this by force. With the help of God and with you, the good people, we will restore all ancient customs and liberties to God’s Church and this noble realm. And, lastly, if we should not do it ourselves, we might find our Church restored by foreign powers putting our country at great risk. God Save the Queen. 5 10 3 IB/M/Jun23/7042/2D Turn over ► Source C From a letter to William Cecil, from Bishop Hugh Jones, January 1570. Cecil had requested information from all bishops. Right Honourable and my singular good Lord. I have received your Honour’s most honourable letter concerning the state of religion and conformity of the people within my diocese. To answer your enquiry fully, since the time that it pleased the Queen’s Majesty to call me to be Bishop, I have diligently and carefully, according to my duty, travelled throughout my diocese. I have made detailed enquiries of the state and conformity of the people of my said diocese by all means possible. By preaching and teaching and other good means I have reformed all such disorders as I found or could come to the knowledge of. After the receipt of your Lord’s letter, I have travelled and made further enquiries. Concerning the response of the people to the Church, and to the common prayers, I find none to be disobedient. As to the receiving of the Communion I find every man obedient. 5 10 0 1 With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Elizabethan Church in the years 1566 to 1570