King Henry VII: The Yorkist Threat

PowerPoint (with eight slides) and three Word Documents that examine the threat posed to King Henry VII. The lesson focuses on the foreign and domestic support enjoyed by Francis Lovell, Lambert Simnel, Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Suffolk as well as the strength of their respective claims to the throne and the longevity of their threat. The lesson also considers Henry’s success in use diplomacy, force and mercy in dealing with his Yorkist opponents.

Activities include

• Starter activity source analysis on how secure Henry VII was on his throne.
• Analysis of the Yorkist family tree to determine the extent of threat Henry faced after 1485.
• A reading and comprehension task in which students complete a comparative table on the four main Yorkist threats.
• A ranking activity on the Yorkist threats.
• A matching task on how Henry used diplomacy to weaken the the Yorkists.
• A discussion based task to establish the link between diplomacy and the threat of force.
• A sorting task on the eventual fates of Henry’s Yorkist opponents and their supporters to help students consider the relative importance of various factors in dealing with the threat.
• A ranking task to determine the importance of factors in determining Henry’s success against the Yorkists.

Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors.
Duration: 2x1hr lessons approx.
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