Category Archives: The Later Tudors

Enrichment – something to watch – the hidden messages in Elizabethan portraits.

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Mr Kydd

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History in the news – Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter.

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a news article from The Guardian, explaining how “a team of researchers in France have cracked a five century-old code that reveals a rumoured French plot to kill Charles V. It took … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – somewhere to go – The British Library’s Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens exhibition

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Mr Kydd

Click here for Phillipa Gregory’s review of the exhibition. In it she states “the exhibition is steered by its content, and many of the documents perpetuate the traditional contrasting of the two queens. It was in the interests of both … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to listen to. The significance of the death of Elizabeth I in 1603

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will Melvin Bragg’s Radio 4 “In Our Time” programme on the significance of the death of Elizabeth I. It is well worth a listen. “Melvyn Bragg and guests John Guy, Clare Jackson and Helen Hackett … Continue reading →

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History in the News – Hidden inscriptions discovered in Anne Boleyn’s execution prayer books

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article in today’s Independent. It explains how secret inscriptions hidden in Anne Boleyn’s prayer book have been discovered by a student. The concealed names, uncovered using ultraviolet light, reveal that the … Continue reading →

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Revision – Elizabethan religion. Revision and exam board materials (OCR Y107 Later Tudors)

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Mr Kydd

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 – A rivalry in letters. Using contemporary evidence to analyse the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mr Kydd

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 … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – what was the Tudor sweating sickness?

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Mr Kydd

Following on from today’s lesson, the following pages help us understand what the English Sweat or the Sweating Sickness was. Click here for a description of it. “The disease began very suddenly with a sense of apprehension, followed by cold … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to read. Black Tudors – Miranda Kaufmann.

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get a New Statesman review of Miranda Kaufmann’s book Black Tudors – the untold story. In it, David Dabydeen reflects that the book is a “groundbreaking, but also a gripping set of portraits of … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to watch – Elizabeth’s secret agents

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Mr Kydd

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. The full program can be found below. If you … Continue reading →

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