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Question 4 (6 marks)
Write a PEEL paragraph linking the ruined state of a medieval abbey (such as Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire) to its wider historical context.
Mark scheme (AO1 + AO2, 6 marks):
- Point: ruined state of the abbey / specific feature such as roofless nave, absent lead roof (1 mark)
- Explanation: connects to the Reformation and Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536–41) under Henry VIII (1–2 marks)
- Evidence: Henry's break with Rome; financial motivation (monastic wealth); abbey's lead stripped, stone robbed; specific dates (1–2 marks)
- Link back to site: explains why Tintern (or another named abbey) looks as it does today — a direct consequence of Reformation policy (1 mark)
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