Examiner’s Specific Advice

Candidates should aim at a genuine comparison. This is better achieved by a point-by-point approach than by summarising the sources in turn. They should also try to go beyond what the sources say to a consideration of how they differ as evidence. The mark scheme suggests some categories – completeness, authenticity, usefulness in relation to the question and typicality. Both Sources C and D, for instance, refer to the love felt towards the king but they differ in their comments on popular attitudes towards the queen, nobles and priests. Note also that the sources were written at different times, for different audiences and under different circumstances. This should suggest which is the more reliable source.

Exemplar Question - 1 (a)

1. (a) Study Sources C and D.
   Compare these Sources as evidence for popular feeling in October 1789. [30 marks]

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