Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.3: Late medieval political crises (1300–1487) Questions
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Which royal favourite was captured and executed by the English earls in 1312 during the reign of Edward II?
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Which duke of Burgundy founded the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1430?
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In what year did the English defeat at Bannockburn take place, ending effective English control of Scotland?
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Which battle in 1477 resulted in the death of Charles the Bold and the collapse of ducal Burgundy?
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Which French commander used Fabian tactics of avoiding pitched battle to help reverse English gains after 1369?
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Towton in March 1461?
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What event in England in 1381 was directly caused by a poll tax raised to fund the Hundred Years War?
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Which treaty of 1360 marked the high point of English gains in the first phase of the Hundred Years War?
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What happened to the territories of Burgundy after the death of Charles the Bold in 1477?
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What was the main achievement of Louis XI in dealing with the War of the Public Weal (1465)?
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Examine the causes of the Hundred Years War between England and France.
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Evaluate the reasons for English military success in the first phase of the Hundred Years War (1337-1360).
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Discuss the reasons for the French recovery in the Hundred Years War between 1369 and 1389.
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To what extent was the personal weakness of Henry VI responsible for the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses in 1455?
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To what extent was Edward II's own weakness the main reason for his deposition in 1327?
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Evaluate the view that Richard II's downfall was caused mainly by his own actions rather than by circumstances beyond his control.
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Compare and contrast the nature of royal authority in France under Louis XI and in England under Henry VI in the mid-to-late fifteenth century.
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Discuss the impact of the Hundred Years War on France up to 1360.
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Analyse the reasons for the Yorkist victory in the first phase of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1461).
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Compare and contrast the reasons for the depositions of two rulers, each chosen from a different region, who were removed from power after losing the support of the political elite.
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