OCR – AS GCE
British Period Studies
F 961
Unit 1 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Tudors, 1450–1509
Additional Sample Questions
- Explain how Henry VII tried to improve the finances of the crown.
- Identify and explain the personal qualities which Henry showed as king.
- How successfully did Henry VII control the nobility?
- Assess the view that Henry VII was more a ‘medieval’ than a ‘modern’ ruler.
- To what extent was the avoidance of war the most important aim of Henry VII’s foreign policy?
- Assess the view that the Pretenders were the most important threat to Henry VII’s kingship.
- How far did Henry VII change the methods of governing England?