History Coursework

... History Coursework Source work Questions 1. Source A suggests that the Beatles were the most popular group in Britain. As it says in the source, "The nation held its breath because that evening the four Beatles, all the fab four, were appearing live on Juke Box Jury." This suggests top us that everyone and everything in Britain had come to a standstill because the Beatles were on Juke Box Jury. The source also suggests that they were idolised and admired by most teenagers. The source is written first hand by Joanna Lumbly in her autobiography, so obviously she was there to experience it. However the source was written almost thirty years later so she may have forgotten details or even may have exaggerated the truth. One example where it seems she may have exaggerated the truth is when it says, "an extraordinary silence and emptiness had descended upon London, on Britain, on

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