BBC - Mary Queen of Scots

This type of exam question will only appear in Intermediate 2 papers. Compare the sources - do they agree or disagree?

Compare Source A and Source B as evidence about the Rough Wooing. Select your answers from the drop-down menu under each source.

These are the instructions Henry VIII gave to the Earl of Hertford to carry out the 'Rough Wooing', written in 1544.

Put all to fire and sword!

Steal everything you can from Edinburgh, then burn it and knock it down. This will always remind the Scots of their punishment for being disloyal. Do what you can to knock down the Castle and burn the Palace at Holyrood.

Ruin as many villages around Edinburgh as you can. Destroy Leith! Destroy St Andrews and spare nobody who is friendly or related to Cardinal Beaton.

Source B was written about the Rough Wooing by a modern historian.

Henry attempted to win over the Scots by a planned programme of devastation of Scotland. His instructions to Hertford were ruthless, and the English records show that Hertford was remarkably successful. It took two days to burn Edinburgh, and then the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood were robbed. There was no pity in the English hearts. They seem to have seen themselves taking part in some sort of holy war because the Scots had broken their promises.

Origin Question 1: Who wrote the sources?