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What fits the chronology of Divine Right?

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Topic

BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day

Question

  1. A. Divine Right belongs in the chronology of c1170 to the present day.
  2. B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
  3. C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
  4. D. A description from a different route.

Answer

Significance check: Divine Right belongs in the chronology of c1170 to the present day. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Challenging royal authority within BB Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day and directly supports Study Divine Right and parliamentary authority, including causes of the English Revolution, New Model Army, political radicalism, trial and execution of Charles. Check this by using scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Divine Right belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of Divine Right, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study Divine Right and parliamentary authority, including causes of the English Revolution, New Model Army, political radicalism, trial and execution of Charles. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Divine Right

A common mistake is to write about Divine Right as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1170 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Challenging royal authority, use precise evidence, and state whether Divine Right is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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