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How do I question historical sources?

How do I question historical sources?. An introduction to carrying out an historical enquiry. Ask Mister N. Quiry. Hello. My name is Mister N. Quiry . I am going to help you carry out an historical enquiry. Ask Mister N. Quiry.

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How do I question historical sources?

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  1. How do I question historical sources? An introduction to carrying out an historical enquiry.

  2. Ask Mister N. Quiry Hello. My name is Mister N. Quiry. I am going to help you carry out an historical enquiry.

  3. Ask Mister N. Quiry When carrying out an historical enquiry you will need to use historical sources to find relevant information that will help give you answers. What’s inside this book? What do I learn from the portrait?

  4. Ask Mister N. Quiry This means that you will need to analyse historical sources What can I learn from this source?

  5. Ask Mister N. Quiry When analysing historical sources historians will ask a number of questions. The same types of questions can be asked of any sources that historians or you have to deal with.

  6. Ask Mister N. Quiry There are four main questions that you need to consider: What do you learn from the source? What would you want to know to help you understand the source? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the sources? How does the source help your enquiry?

  7. Ask Mister N. Quiry When considering what you learn from the source think about ... When reading the source what do I learn about the topic?

  8. Ask Mister N. Quiry When considering what you learn from the source think about ... What does the image tell me about this event?

  9. Ask Mister N. Quiry When thinking about questions you would want answered about the source remember to use the 5 Ws: WHO? WHEN? WHY? WHAT? WHERE?

  10. Ask Mister N. Quiry You should then try to answer these questions so as to help improve your understanding. Source 1 An extract from the first complete edition of the English Bible of 1535 What else happened in 1535? Who translated the Bible into English?

  11. Ask Mister N. Quiry When considering strengths and weaknesses it is important to look at the source and attribution Source 2 Henry is so greedy that all the riches in the world would not satisfy him... to make himself rich he has impoverished his people. This King.... does not trust a single man... and will not cease to dip his hand in blood as long as he doubts the people. Attribution The French ambassador to England writing to the King of France in 1540. The King of France was a rival of Henry VIII. As ambassador he would have spent time with Henry The ambassador would have known Henry Strengths

  12. Ask Mister N. Quiry Source 2 Henry is so greedy that all the riches in the world would not satisfy him... to make himself rich he has impoverished his people. This King.... does not trust a single man... and will not cease to dip his hand in blood as long as he doubts the people. Attribution The French ambassador to England writing to the King of France in 1540. The King of France was a rival of Henry VIII. The ambassador might exaggerate to please his King The French were enemies of the English weaknesses

  13. Ask Mister N. Quiry And finally you need to consider how the source helps your enquiry The source helps me understand what kind of impression Stalin wished to give in his photographs.

  14. Ask Mister N. Quiry I hope you have found this useful. Good luck with your enquiry!

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