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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 what happened when Mary fled to England.
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Source A is from a letter Mary wrote to Elizabeth in 1568, shortly after she arrived in England.
In my rush to write my last letter to you I am sorry I missed out the main reasons why I came to England. I was kept as a prisoner for a long time, and I was treated very unfairly. I want to come to you in person to make my complaint because you too are a Queen, and my relation, as well as being a good friend. I want to clear myself from the lies that are being spread about me.
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Source B is from a Scottish history book about Mary, written in 1734.
In my opinion, Queen Mary had very good reasons to expect help from her cousin, Elizabeth, especially after the promises (of support) she had received from her. But, Elizabeth forgot these promises quickly and, no sooner had the English Queen got our Queen into her possession, than she decided to make her a prisoner. Our queen was now reduced to the dismal position of being a prisoner in a foreign country.
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Origin Question 1: When were the sources written?
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