AQA 2024
A-level
HISTORY
7042/2A
Component 2A Royal Authority and the
Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
Question paper and Mark scheme
merged
,A-level
HISTORY
Component 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
Friday 7 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 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
7042/2A.
• Answer three questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer two questions.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• 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:
– 1 hour on Question 01 from Section A
– 45 minutes on each of the two questions answered from Section B.
IB/M/Jun24/G4006/E4 7042/2A
, 2
Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From the ‘History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England’ by the unknown
Flemish Chronicler, ‘Anonymous of Béthune’, early 13th century.
There was a very nasty streak in King John’s character. He was the most cruel of men.
He often humiliated the most important men in the land because he was attracted to
beautiful women, and this caused a great deal of hatred. He would never willingly tell the
truth. He did his utmost to create friction between his barons, taking great delight in
seeing this turn into hatred. In 1210 John attacked a magnate with whom he had 5
quarrelled, William de Briouse. John imprisoned William’s wife, Maud de Briouse, and
their son in Corfe castle, placing in their cell a sheaf of oats and some uncooked bacon.
He allowed them no more food than this. Ten days after, the mother was found dead,
sitting between the legs of her son. As for the son, he was also dead. The mother in her
anguish had eaten both of her son’s cheeks. William de Briouse, who was in Paris at the 10
time, died of grief shortly after he heard the news.
Source B
From a letter to Archbishop Stephen Langton from Pope Innocent III, March 1213. John
had recently offered peace terms to the Pope regarding his excommunication.
Sometimes the perversity of the wicked passes down by succession of blood from father
to son. This is clearly apparent from the fact that Henry, King of the English, for a long
time persecuted the blessed Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, who defended justice
and ecclesiastical liberty and was later killed by the swords of the impious King’s men.
For a long time now his son John, King of England, for the same reason has been 5
unjustly persecuting you and our beloved sons the monks of Canterbury and many
others, driving you to live pitiably in exile deprived of your entire property. We, therefore,
kindled with a zeal for ecclesiastical liberty, charge and strictly command you that, if the
King should violate the peace which has been restored between him and the English
Church by apostolic provision, neither you nor any others should anoint or crown any of 10
his heirs. This action preserves the orders of the Apostolic See.
IB/M/Jun24/7042/2A
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