This Tudor lesson investigates whether or not Mary Tudor deserved her nickname of ‘Bloody Mary’. Students will look at a source as well as other information to make this evaluation. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, 2 x source comprehension tasks, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Reformation Rollercoaster and Henry VIII image or reality (source lesson). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the image of Henry VIII through sources and interpretations. It wants students to understand how to tackle useful and reliable sources questions. Students work individually and in pairs to do this. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, group, paired and individual thinking tasks, source comprehension and table completion task, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. For the latest freebies, offers and interesting facts, please follow our social media pages: www.facebook.com/discoveringhistoryuk www.instagram.com/discoveringhistoryuk Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates the changing of religion through the Tudor monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I. It wants students to explain how religion can be seen as a rollercoaster through the Tudor period. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, group reading comprehension table completion task, think pair share activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Henry VIII image or reality (source lesson). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Tudor lesson investigates why the Spanish attempted an invasion in 1588 against Elizabeth I. It looks at a number of a causes and students will evaluate the reasons at the end of the lesson. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, paired discussions and diamond 9 activities, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Tudor Religion’, which includes Henry VIII: Image or Reality (source skills: reliability/usefulness), Reformation, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and the Reformation Rollercoaster. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during the French Revolution including the fall of the Bastille and the Terror. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, progress checker, think pair share task,mini-plenaries, source information extraction task, consolidation ‘write an account’ question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Rebellion & Revolution’, which includes the causes of the French Revolution as well as the Jacobite Rebellion (which ranges from the Glorious Revolution to the consequences of the 1745 rebellion). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates why there was a revolution in France in 1789 including reasons such as the royal family, taxes, poverty and the enlightenment. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, groupwork talking activity, think pair share task, a consolidation source usefulness question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Rebellion & Revolution’, which includes the fall of the Bastille & the French Revolution as well as the Jacobite Rebellion (which ranges from the Glorious Revolution to the consequences of the 1745 rebellion). Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates why the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic sank in April 1912. It looks at a number of mistakes that were made and asks students to discuss and evaluate which was the most important cause of the sinking. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, reading comprehension task, , a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Disasters’, which includes the Aberfan Disaster and Chernobyl. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened at Chernobyl in April 1986 and challenges students to explain why it was such a terrible nuclear disaster. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, reading comprehension task, mini-plenaries, a consolidation explain written question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Disasters’, which includes the Aberfan Disaster and Titanic. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the causes and consequences of the Aberfan Disaster in 1966. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, thinking hat task, reading conversion task, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates how the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan created greater tension and helped contribute to causing the Cold War. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, notes diagram, think pair share discussion, a consolidation evaluation/extended writing question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the formation of new trade unions at the end of the 19th century. It looks at why the Matchstick Girls’ and the London Dockers’ went on strike in 1888 and 1889 and the consequences of their protests. The depth makes this lesson suitable for KS4 but it could easily be adapted for KS3. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source/interpretation analysis, 2 mindmaps, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates big events that have happened on Christmas Day or within the Christmas season! Students work in groups to complete challenges - they will have to work together to earn as many points as possible for their group to win at the end. There is a picture round, clip fact finding task, reading and information gathering task through to a final group presentation. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, as well as other seasonal lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates Christmas jobs through History! Students work in groups to complete challenges - they will have to work together to think of historical jobs related to entertainment, food and presents, watch and collect information, read and present new facts and their opinions. They will collect points for their challenges, resulting in a winning group at the end! This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, as well as other seasonal lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War One homework pack contains 4 x homeworks - 1 x essay task, 1 x write an account task, 1 x exam style questions and 1 x research task. These could also be used as cover lesson activities or for independent learning. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Please take a look at our growing TES shop for free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Germany 1918-1945 game is a perfect revision activity for GCSE students studying the Weimar & Nazi Germany period! Students can challenge each other and could either use their notes on the side to answer the questions or do it all from memory - writing down what questions they struggled with to revise later. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘syringe & ladders’ revision game is a perfect activity for GCSE students studying Medicine, Surgery & Public Health! Students can challenge each other and could either use their notes on the side to answer the questions or do it all from memory - writing down what questions they struggled with to revise later. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This FREE game is a perfect revision activity for GCSE students studying Britain 1900-1951! Students can challenge each other and could either use their notes on the side to answer the questions or do it all from memory - writing down what questions they struggled with to revise later. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This FREE ‘Drakes & Ladders’ game is a perfect revision activity for GCSE students studying Elizabeth I! Students can challenge each other and could either use their notes on the side to answer the questions or do it all from memory - writing down what questions they struggled with to revise later. We have a growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons, please take a look: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!