The Tudors: Mary, Queen of Scots

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and three Word Documents that considers the reputation of Mary, Queen of Scots, the threat she and the plots that surrounded her posed to Queen Elizabeth I and the controversies that surrounded her execution.

Activities include

• Reading and highlighting activity on Mary’s life before her arrival in England to identify whether she was a victim of circumstance or a villain.
• Comparison activity to determine why Mary was a threat to Queen Elizabeth I.
• Reading and comprehension task to identify the reasons why the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington Plots failed.
• Matching task on why Elizabeth was reluctant to execute Mary, Queen of Scots.
• Discussion based activity on the extent Elizabeth was responsible for Mary’s execution.

Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Tudors.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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