Lesson 4 of 5 - The Princes in the Tower Mystery (War of the Roses)

Lessons included in scheme of work:

1 of 5 - The Rise of the Lancastrian Kings
2 of 5 - Herstory: Joan of Arc
3 of 5 - The War of the Roses
4 of 5 - The Princes in the Tower Mystery
5 of 5 - The Rise of the Tudors

Additional note: *This lesson purposefully misses the point that Henry VII likely had some involvement in the boys going missing. This point is revealed in the follow up lesson during the Rise of the Tudors.
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All lesson PowerPoints, work sheets and information sheets provided. Information has been written for students with a reading age of 12.

The lessons have been carefully designed to take students (Ideally year 7) through the narrative of the War of the Roses step by step. We start by looking at the reign of King Richard II, those students who have covered the Peasants Revolt will be able to recall his actions here and tie together why he was unpopular. From there, we look at the events and actions of the different leaders until we arrive at the Tudor dynasty. The whole scheme should take roughly a half term to work through.

This scheme of work satisfies the National Curriculum:
The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509

• The Hundred Years War
• The Wars of the Roses; Henry VII and attempts to restore stability