OCR – A2 GCE Historical Themes 1066–1715 F966: Option A
Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603
Additional Sample Questions
- Why did rebellions in Tudor England fail to achieve their principal aims?
- How far were some regions of England and Ireland more disorderly than others?
- To what extent did political stability in Tudor England and Ireland depend upon the crown maintaining popular support?
- Why were there so few disturbances in Elizabethan England compared with the period from 1485 to 1558?
- Assess why Tudor governments were never seriously threatened by rebellions.
- How far was rebellion in this period caused by economic grievances?
- How important was the nobility in maintaining stability in Tudor England?
- Assess the reasons why Tudor governments were able to deal so effectively with rebellions in England.
- Assess the role of factions as a cause of rebellion in Tudor England and Ireland.