OCR – AS GCE
British Period Studies
F 961

Unit 1 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Tudors, 1450–1509

Additional Sample Questions


  1. Explain how Henry VII tried to improve the finances of the crown.
  2. Identify and explain the personal qualities which Henry showed as king.
  3. How successfully did Henry VII control the nobility?
  4. Assess the view that Henry VII was more a ‘medieval’ than a ‘modern’ ruler.
  5. To what extent was the avoidance of war the most important aim of Henry VII’s foreign policy?
  6. Assess the view that the Pretenders were the most important threat to Henry VII’s kingship.
  7. How far did Henry VII change the methods of governing England?