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Unit 5 work booklet

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Mr Kydd

All, Year Twelves will have had paper versions of this booklet, however for those Year Thirteen students re-siting the paper please click here. Mr Kydd.

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Tudor code breaking

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Mr Kydd

Britain is a land of codebreakers. We are fascinated with spies, crosswords and murder mysteries. This interest dates back to the 16th century, when the Elizabethans first became obsessed with trickery, cleverness and wordplay.  Here  Dr James Fox, art historian … Continue reading →

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University lecture on economic change 1560 – 1640

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

The lecture above is rather high for an AS course. However, it does address many of the topics that we are considering in Unit Five. You should watch it and look to take a maximum of one side of A4 notes. … Continue reading →

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In bed with the Queen – Elizabeth I and the politics of intimacy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Mr Kydd

All, An enrichment opportunity. If you fancy going to a taster university lecture on the politics of intimacy in Elizabethan England, then please find the details below. The date is to be confirmed, but it will be at Royal Holloway … Continue reading →

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Site update – past questions

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Please note that the past questions, examiner reports and guidance document has now been updated. It can be found on the sticky post about this. Obviously there is no January 2014 examination season, so that is all you are going … Continue reading →

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Sir Walter Raleigh’s crescent moon compliment to Elizabeth I revealed

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Please click here for an article from the Guardian explaining how Sir Walter Raleigh used messages in portraits to show his loyalty to the Queen. They can be found in the Elizabeth I and her people exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery discussed … Continue reading →

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Enrichment opportunity – Elizabeth and her people – Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Mr Kydd

The National Portrait Gallery in London is running an exhibition entitled Elizabeth I and her people this Autumn. In their words the aim is to explore “the story of the Elizabethans from the Queen, the nobility and gentry to the many other talented … Continue reading →

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Unit One – voting exercise

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Year Twelve. In the next week or so you will finish studying the content of Unit One – What was the most serious problem that Elizabeth faced at the start of her reign ? You will then of course face … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to read

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Mr Kydd

Please click here for Helen Castor’s Daily Telegraph review of Leanda de Lisle’s Tudor : The Family Story. I will put a copy in the school library, and it is noteworthy that its approach is to consider the importance of family ties in the … Continue reading →

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Henry VIII, the Saddam of the Tudor court ?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Mr Kydd

There is a piece of comparative / journalistic history in The Independent here. In it Professor Kevin Dutton argues that “Henry scores 174 on a “psychopathic spectrum” which starts at 168 (the “average” male scores 112). In The Wisdom of … Continue reading →

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