AQA AS HISTORY Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570 Component 2D
The break with Rome, c1529–1547 MAY 2023 QP
AS
HISTORY
Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570 Component
2D The break with Rome, c1529–1547
Tuesday 23 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is
7041/2D.
• Answer two questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer either Question 02 or Question 03.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 50.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about:
– 50 minutes on Section A – 40
minutes on Section B.
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Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From a pamphlet in defence of the Catholic Church by Thomas More, 1528. This was one
of a series circulated to the public.
The whole Church here in England believes that good works carried out in faith, hope and
charity shall be rewarded in heaven. The whole of the laity believes that it is well done to
go on pilgrimages, and to pray to saints, and to pray for all Christian souls. The people
believe that prayer of good Christian people on earth helps to relieve the pains of souls in
purgatory. They believe that the very body and blood of Christ is in the sacrament of the
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altar and is therefore to be honoured. Also, they believe that no priest who has taken a
vow of chastity should, for his own pleasure, break his vow and marry.
Source B
From ‘In Praise of Folly’, by Desiderius Erasmus, 1511. In this book, which was read
widely in Tudor England, Erasmus complained of the impact of superstition on the Church.
There is a regiment of fools who make a trade in telling incredible stories of miracles and
events which go against nature. Some of these invent a thousand strange spirits, ghosts
and apparitions, and even pretend to raise the devil. All is superstition. Yet, the further
the stories are from being true, the more greedily the people swallow them, and the more
devoutly they believe them. All these absurdities bring an empty pleasure and a cheap 5
thrill to those who believe them. This provides a good trade and a good income to priests
and monks. These foolish priests do not believe that their lies will choke them.
0 1 With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, which
of these two sources is more valuable in explaining attitudes to the Church
c1529?
[25 marks]
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