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Which judgement is best supported?

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Topic

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

Question

  1. A. Pilgrimage of Grace is significant when tied to Henry VIII.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: Pilgrimage of Grace is significant when tied to Henry VIII. 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 popular uprisings against the Crown, including social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace, implications for royal authority. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, 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 popular uprisings against the Crown, including social, economic, religious and political causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace, implications for royal authority. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Pilgrimage of Grace

A common mistake is to write about Pilgrimage of Grace 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 Pilgrimage of Grace is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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