Category Archives: Elizabeth

Updated Elizabeth notes – Units 1- 3

All, Apologies for the animatronic Elizabeth above. It is the work of Mat Collishaw at the Royal Museums Greenwich – it sits opposite to the “Armada Portrait” – in every respect perhaps. It is, of course, as far from the … Continue reading

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Revision – Elizabethan finance, economics and social problems

Possible question areas – a diagrammatic representation     Useful exam board materials Below is the chief examiner’s generic comments in 2019 for those students who did well in their Tudor essays. Discussed at least two issues in depth. Gave supporting … Continue reading

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Revision – Elizabethan religion – decoding questions and useful exam reports

All, Following on from today’s session please find the attached materials. Exam board Scheme of Work   Two useful board screen shots Elizabeth’s religious aims (remember that it is always easier to argue that Elizabeth was, as S.Doran suggested “a … Continue reading

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Enrichment – something to read. Elizabeth’s spy network

All, Below, please find a couple of articles exploring the Elizabeth’s spy network. It is a fascinating topic, and particularly timely for the Lower Sixth, as we are currently exploring the Catholic threat to Elizabethan religion. If you click here … Continue reading

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Elizabethan parliaments revision session – Podcast / notes / model answer / PowerPoint (with jpegs)

If you click here you will get to the PowerPoint used in today’s session. This has the jpegs of our boardwork. If you click here you will get to my notes, including the examiner report (and others) that I discuss … Continue reading

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Enrichment – A something to read – A rivalry in letters

If you follow the hyperlinks (part one and part two) you will get to an excellent article from Ryan Hunter exploring what we can learn about the two queens, and their attitudes from their correspondence. As he suggests, “Mary, Queen of Scots … Continue reading

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1559 essay plans

From today’s lesson.

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That Council essay plan from revision today.

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From today’s lesson

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Enrichment – something to watch – Elizabeth’s secret agents

The first of the four part series aired tonight. You can watch them here. Please do – it is excellent enrichment for our course. The trailer below gives you a taste. If you want more from the BBC’s Tudor season … Continue reading

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