Question: Using Source A in its historical context, assess the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset Make sure to include : A line of Judgment in the beginning, evidence, contextual analysis which supports/doesn't support question, the tone of the source, Provenance (what the writer wanted to aim for when writing the source), the context of the time and reliability of the source and final line of Judgment.Use the information gained from above to make an overall judgement whether the source supports/ goes against the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset Henry'sredibles ind wouldcommand.was atared thatThey hadve Yorkes decidedrt toWarwick,he onlyas Exeterer.ofis officeLentlyto theuchmealmostin 1462.wal1Study skills: Evaluating a series of sourcesLook at the following sources about the reasons for the Battle of St Albans in 1455, and carry out theSource A A monastic chronicler looks back at the causes of civil war.activities on page 52.In recent times divisions sprang up between King Henry VI and Richard, Duke of York, whichresulted in the deaths of nearly all the nobles. For there were certain persons enjoying the royal favourwho were rivals of the duke, and who brought serious accusations of treason against him, andmade him to stink in the king's nostrils, as they insisted that he was striving to gain the kingdom intohis own hands.Crowland Chronicle, First Continuation, late 1450s.inickusThe early actions of Richard, Duke of YorkSource B An Italian historian, living in England in early Tudor times, comments on the origins of thecivil strife of the 1450s.The end of foreign war in 1453 was followed by civil strife. When the fear of a foreign enemywas gone from the nobility, there was such contention among them for glory that even then thepeople were apparently divided into two factions. These two factions, one led by King Henry VI,who derived his right to the throne from the House of Lancaster, and the other by Richard Dukeof York, who was descended on his mother's side from Lionel, son of Edward III, contended forthe kingdom. The two factions soon grew so great that the whole realm was brought to ruin anddecay. But the source of all this stir was Richard Duke of York. He had conceived an outrageouslust for the crown, and never ceased to plan how he might accomplish it. He thought nothingbetter suited to his purpose than to stir up hatred against the Duke of Somerset.Polydore Vergil, English History, written between 1507 and 1513.Source C A contemporary chronicler, probably a clergyman based in London, describes theprotectorate of Richard of York during Henry VI's first mental illness. The chronicle is written froma Yorkist standpoint.In August 1453 the king became very ill. Fearing that the ruin of the realm under the Dukeof Somerset's rule was imminent, the great nobles sent for the Duke of York. York governedthe entire kingdom of England well and honestly for a whole year [1454-5], and miraculouslypacified all rebels. And then, with great honour, he resigned his office. On 31 December1454 King Henry recovered his health. Soon after Easter 1455 hostility once more broke outbetween the noble Duke of York and the evil Duke of Somerset, since Somerset was conspiringto destroy York by advising the king that York intended to remove him and rule in his place (astory falsely invented).John Benet's Chronicle, completed in 1462.Source D An unknown chronicler, writing from a Yorkist viewpoint and generally regarded as wellinformed, explains events leading to the Battle of St Albans.In May 1455 there was a deadly quarrel between Richard Duke of York and the Earl of Salisburyand Warwick on the one hand, and Edmund Duke of Somerset on the other. At that time theKing was principally guided by the Duke of Somerset, who always kept near the King. Somersetfeared the power of the Duke of York and the Earls and constantly stirred the King againstthem. York and the Earls, realising they might not overcome the malice of Duke Edmund,gathered secretly a large number of men near St. Albans. When the King was there, theyencircled the town and asked the King to send out to them their deadly enemy, Somerset. Ifthe King would not do so, they would seize Somerset by violence.An English Chronicle, written soon after 1461.

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Question: Using Source A in its historical context, assess the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset Make sure to include : A line of Judgment in the beginning, evidence, contextual analysis which supports/doesn't support question, the tone of the source, Provenance (what the writer wanted to aim for when writing the source), the context of the time and reliability of the source and final line of Judgment. Use the information gained from above to make an overall judgement whether the source supports/ goes against the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset

Question: Using Source A in its historical context, assess the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset Make sure to include : A line of Judgment in the beginning, evidence, contextual analysis which supports/doesn't support question, the tone of the source, Provenance (what the writer wanted to aim for when writing the source), the context of the time and reliability of the source and final line of Judgment. Use the information gained from above to make an overall judgement whether the source supports/ goes against the view that the outbreak of hostilities were caused by the rivalry between York and Somerset