Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.3: Late medieval political crises (1300–1487) Questions
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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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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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Evaluate the reasons for the collapse of the Duchy of Burgundy under Charles the Bold (1467-1477).
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Examine the role of financial pressures in causing political instability in England between 1314 and 1399.
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Discuss the methods used by Louis XI of France to survive the challenge of the War of the Public Weal (1465) and strengthen the French monarchy.
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To what extent did the Hundred Years War strengthen royal authority in England between 1337 and 1381?
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To what extent did the Wars of the Roses strengthen royal authority in England by 1487?
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Compare and contrast the causes of two civil conflicts or succession crises, each chosen from a different region, that resulted from a ruler losing the support of the nobility or political elite.
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Examine the reasons for the fall of Richard III in 1485.
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Examine the reasons for the rise of Burgundy as a major European power under Philip the Bold and Philip the Good.
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Evaluate the importance of the Treaty of Arras (1435) in the context of Burgundian-French relations and the wider Hundred Years War.
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