GCSE History Edexcel: Henry VIII - Thomas Wolsey & the Amicable Grant 1525 (Lesson 5)

This lesson can be specifically used for Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – Henry VIII & his Ministers OR it can be easily adapted to teach students about the failure of Wolsey’s Amicable Grant in 1525. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16

This lesson examines the following questions relating to the Amicable Grant:
What was the Amicable Grant?
Why was the Amicable Grant required?
Why was the Amicable Grant controversial?
What were the consequences of the Amicable Grant?
How did it contribute towards Wolsey’s downfall?

This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.

The downloaded lesson includes the following:

1x A4 printable worksheet

1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey and the Amicable Grant
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: Previous Learning Recap: Recapping Wolsey’s Reforms (Enclosure, Finances, the Eltham Ordinances & Justice). Answers revealed.
Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up: Do you know the tax system today?
Slide 6-8: Starter – Three problem solving questions with multiple choice answers for students to reason. Answers revealed for what actually happened.
Slide 9-10: Background Information – including a simple map of Europe to show the Holy Roman Empire.
Slide 11-12: Task 1 – Storyboard task with instructions and printable sheet
Slide 13: Task 2 – Link to the A4 worksheet
Slide 14: Task 3 – Source Inference (aimed at higher ability)
Side 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 16: Example Exam Questions
Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification
Slide 18-19: Learning Review Crossword – with answers revealed.
Slide 20: Original Map which can be edited for personal use.

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