This lesson contains: A recap of why Mary Queen of Scots posed a threat, to lead onto this lesson’s content. Information on the causes of the Revolt and a video clip from David Starkey (YouTube) about why the Revolt began. An activity to use given information to complete the worksheet organiser about the reasons for the plot, the participants and the plan. A slide on the PPT with an animated map and movement to show a visual account of the Revolt on-board. An activity to write about the reasons the Revolt failed and why, using the information provided. A choice of plenaries: an exam question or a consolidation quiz. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A recap quiz about the Catholic plots. An overview of the spy network of Francis Walsingham with a video (YouTube) about the torture methods used in Tudor Britain and gives some insight and brings it to life. An additional video, this time on the use of code breakers under Francis Walsingham, which adds insight into how he cracked the Babington plot. A worksheet and activity to study the methods in more detail (i.e. spies, informers etc.) and to rate the effectiveness in keeping Elizabeth safe. A final summary activity to judge the severity of each of the plots. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A comprehensive background into the war in the Spanish Netherlands for context. A discussion task about what Elizabeth should do about the Netherlands. An activity on the worksheet to study the chronology of events leading to declining relations with Spain, categorising them as financial, political and religious. A graphing activity to show the rising and falling of relations as time passed. A consolidation activity to consider which events leading to war were Elizabeth’s fault, and which were Phillip’s. A final activity to read the provided information sheet and complete questions on the fighting which took place with English troops. A plenary to plan (or write) an exam question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter discussion about what Philip should do if he was to attack England. An activity to use the information provided to reveal Phillip’s plan and complete the worksheet. A table exercise to colour-code the reasons for the invasion. A short video and map explaining the events of the actual invasion. An activity to sort, in order of importance, the reasons the invasion failed. A discussion, and consolidation exercise,  on the consequences of the invasion. A plenary to write or plan an exam question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files 1 x Word File

This lesson contains: A starter that looks at the family tree and as you click, it confirms why Mary has a claim. You may with to supplement this with your own activity, but I find this is really good at showing how closely Mary and Elizabeth are linked, but need to emphasise using your own dialogue that Mary is Catholic and what impact her taking the throne might have for England. A few slides dealing with the changes taking place in Scotland and the Treaty of Edinburgh. Before looking at Mary, the lesson introduces that Mary is sent to France to live and meanwhile, Scotland undergoes the change of religion and leadership. There is a video and students answer some questions on the Treaty. This sets the scene because Elizabeth is in a good position in Scotland and doesn’t want that to change. An activity to watch a short video and answer questions on Mary’s life’s ups and downs, including her various marriages. This ends with Mary coming to England. A multiple choice sheet is provided or you can set your own questions. As an alternative, you could ask them to do a timeline as the video plays. A discussion about which marriage provided different benefits or detrements to Mary. A main activity to read statements about why Mary posed a threat coming to England. Students colour-code the severity of each statement and make a judgement about the religious risk posed. A final task to study Elizabeth’s choices and the fit the ‘for and against’ statements to the different choices. Students then make their own judgement about what Elizabeth should do based on historian’s ideas that she needed to make the ‘least worst choice’. A plenary exam question if there is time. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter quiz to recap previous knowledge. You can customise this to suit your needs. Background into the decision to choose good advisors and who the Privy Council were. The slides are pretty straightforward and as you explain, there are questions that students can do from the board to show their understanding. A task to study the roles of the various branches of government and draw a small symbol to remember their main role. An on-board activity where you can use the answer key provided to talk through the structure of the government. This will be done on their worksheets provided and looks good once they are finished. A worksheet that takes students through Elizabeth’s decisions in choosing her Privy Council. Students find the clever choices she made and why, as well as answer some questions about the merits of William Cecil. A chance to practice an exam-style question easily done by looking back at the table and structure they completed. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word Document 2 x Publisher Files 1 x PDF Answer Key

This lesson contains: A starter ‘do it now’ task to recap previous learning. An introduction to what a ‘stigma’ is. This leads to a discussion about social stigmas. Then you can introduce the three Elizabeth had against her: legitimacy, gender and marriage. A task to use the information sheet provided to create a mind map with the key information about each of the three problems, emphasising why each was an issue for her. An activity to study a series of sources to discover whether Elizabeth has the force of character to overcome these social stigmas or not. A final task to create a diamond 9 from a set of small info cards, each with a different problem Elizabeth had, which students cut out and stick down, with an extension to explain why they chose the top one she had to try and deal with first. A plenary activity to summarise a point of learning. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Word File 1 x Publisher File 1 x PDF Scan of the Answer Key

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what the students remember from their studies in KS3 and what they can tell us about Elizabeth’s era. Might get a good discussion going. Some slides giving the background to Elizabethan England and about the dead rate, the harshness of punishment etc. There is an optional quiz if you have time (hidden slides) that have a few true/false questions and students can guess about the population, religion etc. It’s a good way to give an overall impression of the era. A task for students to sort out some cards to show the social groups and a description about them. Students match them, then rank them in social order. It helps them visualise society’s hierarchy. They then use what they have learned to complete the hierarchy worksheet provided and fill in the blanks about towns using the gap fill. A task to then study summaries of the previous 3 monarchs. Students will then judge what mistakes they made that Elizabeth can learn from in her reign. A plenary to consider the most challenging obstacle unveiled so far for Elizabeth. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files 2 x Word Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider two images of Rome and consider what has happened to Rome in between them, and why. A background into the problems the Roman Empire was facing. Students watch a brief YouTube video for context and then use the sources sheet provided to complete questions on the board to evidence the different problems the Romans faced (i.e. invasion, corruption, less food to feed the people etc.) A task to study a series of events in the fall of Rome on the info cards provided. Students put the cards in order then complete the timeline. The point here is to write in each event higher or lower, according to the axis, depending on whether each even had a minor, some, major or devastating effect on Rome, giving students an opportunity to make a judgement as they set up the timeline. They can extend this by colour-coding the events that came from inside Rome, and those form outside, to provide for a discussion. A background of the Empire after the fall, including the survival of the Eastern Empire. Students then do a plenary to discuss a quote from Dan Snow about the main reason for the fall. Students argue for or against Dan Snow’s view, using evidence from the lesson. Attachments 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the merits and demerits of democracy vs dictatorships and what problems or benefits they may bring. This leads on to the switch today from kings to republic and how it was structured. Information about the founding of the Republic and the symbols it had. Students then consider what a ‘citizen’ is. They then summarise what a person had to do to be a Roman citizen. They also find out about women and slaves. An activity to read about Patricians and Plebs before answering consolidation questions about everything taught so far. A task to study the structure of the Republic and answer questions on their worksheet provided showing the role of the different parts of government. An activity on the Twelve Tables. Students study the information provided and answer some questions about the laws, before considering which protected the poor and which empowered the rich. A plenary to consider whether the republic benefitted everyone. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider the characteristics of a ‘good’ king. An introduction about the founding of Rome and an opportunity to go through the Romulus and Remus story if you already taught it. the seven kings are introduced and there is an editable map I have made. A discussion of what a ‘tyrant’ is and what makes a person such. This leads on to the tasks identifying tyrannical behaviour. A task to study the first 6 kings. Students make brief notes from the information cards provided. They note down the good things each king did, and any actions which made him tyrannical. The point here is for students to identify that the kings got more greedy as time went on. An introduction to the last king, Tarquin, and students are given a passage from Livy and need to identify how he came to power and the problems of this. Students then colour-code the actions he took as king and note any good ones, poor decisions and tyrannical ones. They then summarise an argument for the removal of this king. An overview of the end of the kings by Brutus and a plenary asking students to consider what new form of government should take its place to prevent one man becoming that powerful again. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider why people come to Britain today. Students might suggest money, education, work, tourism. This leads on to the theme for this lesson. An overview of where Britannia fit into the Roman’s plans and who lived on the island before the Romans came. An activity to watch a video which briefly summarises the reasons why the Romans wanted to invade, and students make notes on their worksheet. The students then get given a more detailed sources sheet which will then help them flesh out their notes and read contemporary sources to extract the information. This can be extended by considering the main reason and giving a score to each. A task for students to study the two invasions and to answer questions on the board about each. This includes noting why Caesar’s invasion may have failed as well as why Claudius’ invasion was more successful and worked. The students get this information from an information sheet. A set of slides which give a brief overview of the consequences of the invasion using pictures and text. A plenary with a quote from Tom Holland and his view of the reason why the Romans invaded. Students can argue with or against this view using what they learned in the lesson. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A discussion activity to discuss Ancient Rome and for students to share what they know using the picture prompts. An overview of what public health means. An activity using the on-board information and the info sheet provided to complete questions on the importance of the army and how the army helped medical progress. Discussion of public health measures used by the Romans, followed by info and an activity on the uses and effectiveness of aquaducts, toilets, sewers and Roman baths. A plenary to use a radar graph to determine the most important parts of Roman public health. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to study a painting of the explosion of Vesuvius. Students can discuss and debate what is going on and look at the provenance as well. Slides with background information on about where Pompeii was and what it was like. The slides take students through the explosion and there are two videos about the eruption. One of them looks at the different threats posed by the explosion while the second looks at how people tried to survive. Students can then discuss this as a group. An activity to use a series of provided sources to uncover details about the explosion and complete the worksheet. Students are prompted with what source to study and have the questions there to complete on the cause, experiences of the explosion and the importance today. A series of slides which summarise how Pompeii is today and asking students to consider why it’s important Pompeii is open to the public and what we can potentially learn. A plenary to consider the importance of the event overall. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter with a quote from Polybius about the nature of Roman religion. Students discuss the importance of religion in the Roman world. An overview on the board of religion in Rome, including the nature of polytheism, the pantheon of Gods, the temples and importance of festivals, the use of augurs and shrines. Students then complete a gap fill, with a word bank, to show their learning. A task to match the most famous Roman gods with the roles they played. A discussion of what tolerance is before a main task to use the information sheet to complete the worksheet to show how the Romans treated the Druids, the Jews and the Christians. Students shade an amphora to show to what extend they were tolerant, or not. A final plenary to weigh up the overall tolerance of other religions. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter which looks at a map of the Mediterranean and asks students to study the Roman and Carthaginian lands. Students can discuss the potential benefits of their relationship and the potential negatives. The teacher can then introduce the idea that there were 3 wars between them, to set up the lesson. A teacher-talk overview of Carthage, its location and a bit about them as people. There is an embedded YouTube video that shows what their city might have looked like. A task to listen to the teacher give a 4-5 slide overview of the first Punic War with on-board animated movement and coloured maps which are customisable. Students use what they heard to complete a simple comprehension gap fill. An activity to study the rise of Hannibal and for students to watch two videos and complete part of the provided worksheet to talk about Hannibal’s army and elephants. The students then use a double-page info sheet to complete questions on Hannibal’s journey and invasion. They can answer the questions around the map, which I had made myself. A plenary/review to answer about the consequences of the Punic War against Hannibal. Students will study the map and a quote from Appian, then summarise the consequences for Rome. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to discuss the image of Romulus and Remus being nursed by a wolf. Students make judgements based on this. A task to consider what a legend is, using examples on the board, and drawing out the meaning to work together to form a definition. Students then get background, on the slides, of where the legend of Romulus and Remus takes place and how important ‘origin stories’ are to cultures. A video from YouTube recounting the story, followed by an activity to read the story and answer questions down the side. Students must consider what parts of the story are truthful and which fall under the definition of a legend. A plenary to consider Bettany Hughes’ view about the story being false, and asking students to support or reject her view based on their learning. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 1 x Publisher File

This lesson contains: A starter to consider why it might be difficult to be healed in Medieval villages and towns. This leads on to the lesson nicely and students might find that a lot of provision was available…or not. A chance for students to be first taken through the causes of disease. This is recommended as teacher-led on the board as there are lots of visuals. The students make notes on the left-hand side of their worksheet covering Religious, Rational and Supernatural causes. Students take notes in the space given. An overview of the healing methods. There are some images on the board to illicit discussion and humour before students use a set of information cards to complete the right-side of their work sheet for the treatments. A plenary opportunity to determine how they would solve their own problems using the prompts on the board and to consider the enquiry question as to whether could actually get healed or not. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 2 x Publisher Files

This lesson contains: A starter to consider what ‘sins’ are committed today and what would be regarded as such. This leads on to the next activity. An overview of Medieval sin and the seven deadly sins. Students complete an activity shown on the board in which they match the seven sins to their meaning. This is fun and challenging. You can also enhance the debate about which would be considered sins today. A teacher-led walkthrough of some sins on the board using contemporary sources as a way of recapping the sins and checking their knowledge. A task to study a serious of information sheets, which can be posted around the room or used in groups, which contains how people tried to please God and gain access to heaven, from going through the priest, pilgrimages, paying etc. This is followed by a task to study 4 different characters and decide which method they would most likely be able to afford/use. A final plenary to create a list/poster/advert with advice for how to get to heaven. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Word Files

This lesson contains: A starter to make students consider atonement and how we try to make up for things. This leads nicely on to today’s discussion of pilgrimages. A series of on-board slides that go through the reasons that people went on pilgrimages. Students use the 4 characters on the worksheet to summarise, in their own words, the reasons people gave for going on them. A video then follows from YouTube to help visualise what the pilgrims may have seen when they finally got their destination. An activity to consider whether religion was always in people’s minds. Students study a series of sources and give examples where religion was at the heart of it, and perhaps when other things were on pilgrim’s minds, like adventure or meeting a companion. An overview of the importance of Jerusalem and why people might go that far on a pilgrimage. The on-board info has images and maps to help visualise. Students then complete an independent guided reading with questions on the worksheet about a typical journey to Jerusalem. Students observe what some of the positives and dangers of such a trip might have been. A plenary to consider whether pilgrimages were holy or holidays, answering the enquiry question. Attachments: 1 x Powerpoint Presentation 3 x Publisher Files