Power & The People: The Provisions of Oxford

AQA GCSE history lesson for The Power & The People Thematic Unit. In this lesson we look at the events surrounding the Provisions of Oxford and the Great Council of 1258.

We start with a simple retrieval practice starter “Whose Graves are These?”. There are two graves with a little limerick on for the pupils to solve.

We then move onto a short retrieval practice exercise regarding the actions of King Henry II and what he had done to upset the Barons. Following that, we then look at the Great Council and the contents of the Provisions of Oxford. The pupils have some of the provisions on a worksheet, they need to explain why the barons included that provision and they colour in Henry a shade of angry for each one, based on how much he would dislike the clause. We then look at a video fo the provisions and the events following the Great Council. The pupils summarise the events and answer questions using the events strip. We then look at a source on the Great Council which the pupils annotate using heads and tails. We finish with a countdown plenary on content from the unit.

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