KS3 Tudor History: The Marriage between Queen Mary I and King Philip II of Spain

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This lesson examines Queen Mary I’s decision to marry King Philip II of Spain. Students will first compare modern reasons for marriage before contrasting that with the events of Mary’s Reign.

They will then evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the marriage (from the point of view of Mary I) before using these ideas to write a letter to her expressing and explaining their views about the marriage.

The lesson pack includes:
1 x Fact Sheet about the events leading upto and including the marriage
1 x Letter structure sheet for students to write their letter to Mary I
1 x Main Power Point presentation which includes a variety of starter tasks, discussion points, an overview of the main task as well as a number of challenge questions to stretch the most able.