This is a document with 50 essay questions for the AQA Tudor exam for A level history. It is an excellent tool to use to prepare for your exams whether that be essay plans or essay writing. All monarchs are covered.
A level history Tudor essay questions
There are 50 essay questions for the Tudor exam of AQA however they can be used with
other exam boards for practice.
Try and plan out and attempt to do these questions to ensure that you are best prepared for
the exam. The questions cover Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
1) “Henry VII’s consolidation of power in the years 1485 to 1499 was the result of his
own personal strengths.” To what extent do you agree with this view?
2) Henry VII was very successful in establishing his dynasty between 1485 and 1509.
Assess the validity of this view.
3) ‘In the years 1485 to 1509, Henry VII’s claim to the throne was never secure’, assess
the validity of this view.
4) ‘By 1509, Henry VII had successfully secured his power’ Assess the validity of this
view
5) Henry VII’s efforts to increase the royal finances were very successful’. Assess the
validity of this view.
6) Henry VII was an expert financial manager who should be praised for increasing the
royal income. Assess the validity of this view.
7) Henry VII’s foreign policy was driven by the need to preserve the Tudor dynasty’.
Assess the validity of this view in the years 1485 to 1509.
8) Henry VII’s foreign policy failed to achieve its key aims in the years 1485 to 1509.
Assess the validity of this view.
9) Henry VII’s policies weakened the nobility in the years 1485 to 1509. Assess the
validity of this view
10) The church was more influential than the nobility in the years 1485 to 1509. Assess
the validity of this view.
11) To what extent was the growth of the economy between 1485 and 1509 due to the
development in agriculture?
12) The years of 1485 to 1509 were a time of stability for the church in England. Assess
the validity of this view.
13) “Henry VII’s reforms in government were limited both in scope and in success.”
Assess the validity of this view
14) How successful was Henry VII in fulfilling his foreign policy objectives?
15) How significant was the position of agriculture in the English economy in the years
1485 to 1509?
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