OCR - AS GCE British History Period Studies F 961

Unit 1 Henry VIII to Mary I, 1509-58

Additional Sample Questions


  1. Assess the claim that Wolsey's domestic administration was very successful until Henry VIII's wish for a divorce.
  2. How far do you agree that foreign policy from 1515 to 1529 failed to make England stronger as an international power?
  3. Assess Wolsey's achievements in three major aspects of domestic policy.
  4. How far do you agree that handling the royal finances was Wolsey's most important success in domestic affairs from 1515 to 1529?
  5. Why did Wolsey fall from power in 1529?
  6. How do you explain the unpopularity of Wolsey between 1515 and 1529?
  7. How successful was English foreign policy from 1515 to 1529? Explain your answer.
  8. 'Wolsey's successes in domestic administration were much more important than his failures.' How far do you agree with this view of the period from 1515 to 1529?