England 1485–1558 (Mid-Tudor crises enquiry)

Section A Source A (source written for this paper; the author is fictional but typical of the period): from a letter by a Norfolk gentleman to Protector Somerset, July 1549. 'The commons have camped on Mousehold Heath and they say they act in the King's name against enclosers. They are orderly and they pray each day from the new Book. But I fear what may follow if they are not answered.' Source B (source written for this paper; the author is fictional but typical of the period): from a proclamation issued in the name of Edward VI, August 1549. 'Certain evil-disposed persons, under colour of reforming enclosures, have assembled in unlawful companies. His Majesty commands them to depart to their homes upon pain of death.' Source C (source written for this paper; the author is fictional but typical of the period): from a report by an imperial ambassador in London, 1553. 'The Duke of Northumberland has persuaded the dying king to set aside his sisters in favour of Lady Jane. But the people love the Lady Mary, and I do not think they will suffer it.' Source D (source written for this paper; the author is fictional but typical of the period): from a sermon preached in London, 1555. 'Let no man think the burning of heretics is cruelty. It is the physic that heals the body of the realm, too long sick with the poison of false doctrine.' Use these four sources in their historical context to assess how far they support the view that the years 1547–1558 were a period of crisis for the Tudor monarchy.

Section B How far was Henry VII's foreign policy successful in securing his dynasty?