Y107: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors | OCR A-Level History A (H505)

Y107: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors

100 questions
10 subtopics
British period study and enquiry, one of thirteen
Y101 to Y113

England 1547–1603: The Later Tudors is unit Y107 of OCR History A, one of the thirteen options in unit group 1, the British period study and enquiry; a student sits one of them.

Its seven key topics are the stability of the monarchy, religious changes, rebellion and unrest, Elizabeth and religion, the nature of the Elizabethan Monarchy, Government and Parliament, Elizabeth’s management of financial, economic and social affairs, Elizabethan later years 1588–1603. 100 recall questions across 10 subtopics.

Sample questions from Y107: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Elizabeth and religion: religious situation and problems in 1558, Puritan challenge and aims

Why was Elizabeth styled Supreme Governor rather than Supreme Head of the Church?

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The lesser title was less offensive to Catholics, who reserved headship to the Pope, and to Protestants who objected on scriptural grounds to a woman heading the Church.
Elizabeth and religion: attitude of Elizabeth’s archbishops and problems facing Catholics 1558–1589

Why did the Catholic threat to Elizabeth increase after 1568?

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Mary Queen of Scots fled to England that year and became a resident Catholic claimant, the revolt of the Netherlands soured relations with Spain, and the first seminary priests were soon arriving from Douai.
The nature of the Elizabethan Monarchy, Government and Parliament: role of the court and role of gender

Describe the career and importance of William Cecil.

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Appointed Principal Secretary in 1558 and Lord Treasurer in 1572 as Lord Burghley, he served Elizabeth until his death in 1598, providing moderate advice, careful financial management and continuity at the centre of government.
The nature of the Elizabethan Monarchy, Government and Parliament: Parliament, marriage and the succession

What happened when the Commons tried to link supply to the succession in 1566?

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Elizabeth was forced to promise she would marry, and she remitted a third of the subsidy to end the discussion, but she then forbade any further debate on the succession.
Elizabeth’s management of financial, economic and social affairs: financial and economic situation

What forms did parliamentary taxation take?

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The traditional fifteenth and tenth levied on communities, and the subsidy, a tax on assessed wealth in land or goods, which had to be voted by Parliament for a particular purpose.
Elizabeth’s management of financial, economic and social affairs: overseas trade, poverty and the poor laws

State what the Statute of Artificers of 1563 laid down.

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It required a seven-year apprenticeship before a man could practise a trade, made annual wage assessment the duty of the justices of the peace, and compelled the unskilled to work in husbandry, restricting movement between employers.
Elizabethan later years 1588–1603: defence of the royal prerogative, economic and social problems

How did the war with Spain change Parliament's role after 1588?

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War costs forced Elizabeth to ask for unprecedented grants, three subsidies at once in 1593 and 1597 and four in 1601, and the more she asked the more freely members raised grievances in return.
Elizabethan later years 1588–1603: the Irish rebellion, Essex’s rebellion and the final years

What happened to Essex in Ireland in 1599?

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Given the largest army of the reign as Lord Lieutenant, he wasted it in marches in the south, made an unauthorised truce with Tyrone and returned to England without permission, bursting into the Queen's chamber and being placed under house arrest.

The 10 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Elizabeth and religion: religious situation and problems in 1558, Puritan challenge and aims	Recall questions on the religious situation and problems in 1558, the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, the Puritan challenge and aims.	10
Elizabeth and religion: attitude of Elizabeth’s archbishops and problems facing Catholics 1558–1589	Recall questions on the attitude of Elizabeth’s archbishops, the Catholic threat and its nature, the problems facing Catholics 1558–1589.	10
The nature of the Elizabethan Monarchy, Government and Parliament: role of the court and role of gender	Recall questions on the role of the court, Elizabeth’s use and management of faction, the role of gender.	8
The nature of the Elizabethan Monarchy, Government and Parliament: Parliament, marriage and the succession	Recall questions on the membership and summoning of Parliament, matters of prerogative, the petitions on marriage and succession, Peter Wentworth, parliamentary privilege, Elizabeth’s suitors, Mary Queen of Scots and the succession of James VI.	12
Elizabeth’s management of financial, economic and social affairs: financial and economic situation	Recall questions on the financial and economic situation in 1558, sources of crown income, methods of raising finances, ordinary revenue, parliamentary taxation, methods of reducing costs, financial administration, the impact of war.	12
Elizabeth’s management of financial, economic and social affairs: overseas trade, poverty and the poor laws	Recall questions on English overseas trade and the loss of the Antwerp market, the Statute of Artificers, the growth of poverty, and the poor laws of 1572, 1576, 1598 and 1601.	8
Elizabethan later years 1588–1603: defence of the royal prerogative, economic and social problems	Recall questions on the defence of the royal prerogative, relations with Parliament, the domestic effects of war with Spain, economic and social problems.	10
Elizabethan later years 1588–1603: the Irish rebellion, Essex’s rebellion and the final years	Recall questions on the causes and course of the Nine Years War in Ireland, Essex in Ireland and his rebellion of 1601, the image and popularity of Elizabeth in old age and reactions to her death.	10
Enquiry: The stability of the monarchy — Edward VI’s minority, the succession crisis of 1553 and Mary’s marriage	Recall questions on Edward VI’s age, Somerset’s rise and fall, Northumberland’s rule, the Devise, the failure of Lady Jane Grey, Mary Tudor’s gender, and the Spanish marriage treaty and its consequences.	8
Enquiry: Religious changes, Rebellion and unrest — religious and ecclesiastical policies 1547–1558	Recall questions on the religious and ecclesiastical policies 1547–1558, legislation, including the Prayer Books and Acts of Uniformity and the extent and results of religious change under Edward and Mary.	12

Y107: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors is 100 of the 6,240 questions in the guide.Get the guide, £8

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.