Princes in the Tower - Medieval Kings

Medieval Kings Bundle

These lessons are designed to meet the needs of the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum and cover the development of the Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509; the struggle between Church and crown, Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament. This bundle addresses key historical skills from the outset: What made a successful Medieval Monarch? Why did King Henry II want more power over the Church and why was he forced to publicly say sorry? What were the differences and similarities between the reigns of King Richard and his brother King John? What were the causes and consequences of King John signing the Magna Carta? What was significant about the Peasants’ Revolt or Edward II's promotion of his favourites? Did Richard III really murder the Princes in the Tower? These skills are addressed in each of the lessons and allow students to be able to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and be able to create their own structured accounts and written narratives. Moreover this bundle allows students to understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims on the reputations of King Richard and King John in the Middle Ages. The lessons are broken down into the following: L1 Medieval Monarchs introduction L2 The murder of Thomas Becket L3 Was King Henry II really sorry? L4 King Richard the Lionheart L5 King John L6 The Magna Carta L7 The siege of Rochester Castle (free resource) L8 The Peasants Revolt L9 King Edward II L10 Genghis Khan L11 The Princes in the Tower (Bonus lesson) These lessons are designed to be fun, challenging, interactive and engaging. The lessons are enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start and revisited at the end to show the progression in learning and who held the power in Medieval England. All the lessons are differentiated and come with suggested teaching and learning strategies and link to the latest interpretations from the BBC and other sources. The resources come in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.