This lesson examines the following questions relating to Cromwell’s rise to power: What happened in Thomas Cromwell’s early life and career? How did these events cause his rise to power as Henry VIII’s Chief Minister by 1533? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet/timeline 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Cromwell’s Rise to Power Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: What kind of person is Henry VIII looking for as his Chief Minister? Slide 4-6: Learning Recap 1: Filling in the missing words task to help students recap their learning about Thomas Wolsey. Printable worksheet included. Slide 7: Starter Task: Students read and analyse a historical interpretation of Thomas Cromwell to help them learn about his skills. Slide 8: Starter Task: A printable sheet for the starter task which includes two historical interpretations of Thomas Cromwell. Slide 9: Starter Task 2: Analysis of a portrait of Thomas Cromwell Slide 10-11: Background Information: An overview of Thomas Cromwell’s early life and a map of his travels across Europe. Slide 12: Task 1 – Students to complete a timeline of the main events in Cromwell’s early life/career. Slide 13-14: Task 2: How would Cromwell’s achievements help his rise to power in Henry’s government? A table filling in exercise with model answers. Side 15: Optional creative historical writing task Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 17: Example Exam Questions Slide 18-19: Learning Review 1 – Put the events of Cromwell’s life in the correct order – answers given. Slide 20: Learning Review 2 – Explain 4-5 reasons for Cromwell’s rise to power before 1533. Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet This lesson can be specifically used for Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – Henry VIII & his Ministers OR it can be easily adapted to teach students about the early life and career of Thomas Cromwell and explain his rise to power in Henry VIII’s government. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16 I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s downfall: What events led to the downfall of Thomas Wolsey? How can we explain the reasons? Which of these reasons was the most significant? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. ** **The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet diagram 1x A4 printable worksheet – dismissal letter to Wolsey 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The reasons for the Fall of Wolsey by 1529. Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: Why might politicians be fired in the modern world? Slide 4-6: Learning Recap 1: Students match up the key terms linked to their learning about Thomas Wolsey. Answers revealed and this also includes a printable worksheet. Slide 7-9: Starter Task: Students study 6 historical interpretations about Wolsey’s fall from power to get an idea of what the historians blame for his downfall. Slide 10-11: Background information: The key moments after Wolsey’s dismissal to his death in late 1529. Slide 12: Background Information: An outline of the main reasons for Wolsey’s fall from power. Slide 13-14: Task 1: A task which asks students to summerise the main reasons for the downfall in the format of an A4 table or optional diagram. Slide 15: Optional Creative Writing Task – Write Henry’s dismissal letter to Wolsey. A4 writing frame included. Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Tasks: 4 higher level questions based on the lesson. Side 17: Example exam questions Slide 18-19: Learning Review 1 Activity – A mega Blockbusters style quiz aimed at the whole class. Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry’s marriage with Catherine of Aragon: Why did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon? What was the marriage between Henry and Catherine like? Why did Henry VIII want to annul the marriage with Catherine of Aragon by 1527? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet/diagram of the reasons for the annulment 1x A4 printable worksheet explaining the reasons 1x A4 printable worksheet based on historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon. 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon? Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: Divorce in the modern world discussion and quiz with answers revealed. Slide 5-6: Learning Recap 1: Catherine of Aragon multiple choice quiz with answers revealed. Slide 7: Key Term Explanation: What is the difference between divorce and annulment? Slide 8: Background information: Portraits of Catherine and Anne Boleyn. Slide 9: Interpretation Task: What is the difference between the two historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon? Slide 10: Task 1: The reasons for the annulment activity and challenge questions. Slide 11: Task 2: An optional creative writing task. Side 12: Example exam questions Slide 13-14: Learning Review Quiz with answers Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry’s annulment: Why did Henry VIII want an annulment to his marriage with Catherine of Aragon? What were the reasons for the failure to gain an annulment? Which of these reasons was the most significant? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet/diagram of the reasons for the failure 1x A4 printable worksheet learning review 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s failure to gain an annulment by 1529. Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: Students to examine and describe a painting of the annulment hearing. They will return to this at the end of the lesson. Slide 4: Learning Recap 1: Students use images to help them recap reasons why Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Slide 5-6: Learning Recap 2: Useful recap questions with added challenge questions linked to the lesson. Answers revealed. Slide 7: Background information: A slide showing the key individuals responsible for the failure of the annulment. Slide 8: Task 1: An explanation of the main sorting task which helps explain the reasons for the failure – links to the A4 explanation sheet. Slide 9: Task 2: A task which asks students to summerise the main reasons for the failure in the format of a table. Slide 10: Follow Up Challenge Tasks: 5 higher level questions based on the lesson. Side 11: Example exam questions Slide 12: Learning Review 1 Activity Slide 13: Learning Review 2 Activity (links to the A4 worksheet) Slide 14: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s foreign policy: What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy successes and why? What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy failures and why? Was Wolsey’s foreign policy mainly a success or failure? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet 3x A4 printable timelines of events (various abilities) 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The successes and failures of Wolsey’s Foreign Policy. Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: The Geography of Europe in the 1500s activity – with answers revealed. Slide 5-7: Learning Recap 1: Key term match up activity with printable student worksheet. Slide 8-9: Learning Recap 2: Recapping Wolsey’s foreign policy aims – fill the missing words with answers revealed. Slide 10: Background information: A map outlining the main countries/nations in Europe in 1515 and how they were a threat to England. Slide 11: Starter Task 1: What would you advise Henry to do? – Multiple choice problem solving and discussion task. Slide 12: Source Analysis: Images and questions about the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’. Slide 13: Task 1 – Explanation of the timeline activity. Side 14: Task 2 – Wolsey’s successes and failures table Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 16: Example exam questions Slide 17-18: Learning Review quiz with answers revealed. Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet linked to the Edexcel specification. Slide 20: Return to the starter task – what did Henry and England do? I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s foreign policy aims: What were Wolsey’s foreign policy aims? What was the purpose of Wolsey’s foreign policy aims? What was Europe like during the reign of Henry VIII? What were the threats from other countries in Europe? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable map-based worksheet 1x A4 printable worksheet to explain the threats to England from Europe 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey’s Foreign Policy Aims Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up Question: Why is war expensive? Slide 4-5: Starter Task 1: The Geography of Europe in the 1500s activity – with answers revealed. Slide 6-7: Previous Learning Recap – 8 multiple choice questions from the topic so far which will also help with the subject knowledge for this lesson. Slide 8: Starter Task 2 – Should Wolsey aim for war or peace with his foreign policy? Slide 9: Task 1 – Source analysis activity Slide 10: Background information – Map based information about each of the European nations during the 1500s. Slide 11: Task 2 – Worksheet based activity Side 12: Task 3 – Explaining the threats to Henry VIII and England in the 1500s – links to the A4 worksheet Slide 13: Task 4 – Explaining Wolsey’s foreign policy aims. Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 15: Example exam question – ‘Two features’. Slide 16-17: Learning Review Activity Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet Slide 19: Original Map which can be edited for personal use. I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to the Amicable Grant: What was the Amicable Grant? Why was the Amicable Grant required? Why was the Amicable Grant controversial? What were the consequences of the Amicable Grant? How did it contribute towards Wolsey’s downfall? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey and the Amicable Grant Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: Previous Learning Recap: Recapping Wolsey’s Reforms (Enclosure, Finances, the Eltham Ordinances & Justice). Answers revealed. Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up: Do you know the tax system today? Slide 6-8: Starter – Three problem solving questions with multiple choice answers for students to reason. Answers revealed for what actually happened. Slide 9-10: Background Information – including a simple map of Europe to show the Holy Roman Empire. Slide 11-12: Task 1 – Storyboard task with instructions and printable sheet Slide 13: Task 2 – Link to the A4 worksheet Slide 14: Task 3 – Source Inference (aimed at higher ability) Side 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 16: Example Exam Questions Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification Slide 18-19: Learning Review Crossword – with answers revealed. Slide 20: Original Map which can be edited for personal use. I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s Reforms: What were Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances and justice? What were the Eltham Ordinances? How successful and effective were Wolsey’s reforms? Why did Wolsey’s reforms anger the rich? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up: What is a tax and which type of tax is the fairest? Slide 4-5: Thomas Wolsey Recap True or False Quiz – 12 statements with answer and explanations revealed. Slide 6: Starter – A focus on the key terms of the lesson. Slide 7-10: Background Information – Each slide gives a basic overview of Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances, justice and the Eltham Ordinances. Slide 11-12: Task – A table for students to make notes about each reform, its aims and successes and failures. Slide 13: Follow Up Task – A detailed analysis of Wolsey’s financial reforms – a link to Maths Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions Side 15: Example Exam Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey: Who was Thomas Wolsey and what was his background? What main events led to his rise to power in Henry VIII’s government? Why did Thomas Wolsey gain so much power at the start of Henry VIII’s reign? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 blank timeline to outline the main events in Wolsey’s rise to power 1x A4 worksheet to help students categorise the main reasons for Wolsey’s rise to power. 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Henry VIII & Wolsey – Why did Wolsey Rise to Power? Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: Previous learning Recap activities Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up – What kind of person would make a suitable advisor to Henry VIII? Slide 6-7: Starter – Analysis of historical interpretations about Wolsey. Also includes a printable worksheet for students to complete. Slide 8: Task 1 – Thomas Wolsey Timeline instructions Slide 9-12: Task 2 – Key Term Activities with printable worksheet Slide 13: Task 3 – Explaining Wolsey’s rise to power (linked to additional A4 worksheet Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions Side 15: Example Exam Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry VIII: How did Henry VIII become King of England in 1509? What were Henry VIII’s main aims as king? What was Henry’s leadership style and his attitude to kingship? What were Henry’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of his reign. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s aims as the King of England 1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s strengths and weaknesses 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s Accession to the throne – his strengths and weaknesses. Slide 2-3: As You Enter Warm Up – Two slightly different warm up tasks which ask students to think about and discuss what characteristics they think a Tudor & modern-day monarch should have. Slide 4-5: Starter – Source analysis task about Henry VIII’s personality with additional printable worksheet. Slide 6-16: Task 1 - Students are taken through 5 scenarios as Henry Tudor and asked which scenario they would pick. Answers and explanations included along with challenge questions for each scenario. Slide 17: Task 2 – Henry’s aims as king activity (linked to A4 worksheet) Slide 18: Task 3 – Henry’s strengths and weaknesses activity (linked to A4 worksheet) Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Questions Side 20: Example Exam Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

The main focus of the lesson is the role and contributions of women to Britain’s war effort during World War One. Students will examine both the positive and negative experiences of women during the war, be able to describe the various roles that women took on and then carry out their own research into the topic. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter warm up – Discussion about the statement, ‘Most of the History we learn in school is about men’. Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Women in Propaganda during the First World War. Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Gender roles in 1914 Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Data analysis (including printable worksheet) about the employment figures of women in work between 1914-1919. Slide 8-9: Activity 2: The experiences of women in the war – students read statements and mark if they show a positive or negative experience of war. Side 10-17: Image based background information about the role of women during the First World War. Slide 18-20: Activity 3 – A guided research task. Links are given to useful websites as well as useful documentary clips. Students are given a number of areas they can research. Slide 21: Useful websites for the research and further reading Slide 22: Useful short documentary clips Slide 13: Challenge Tasks I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will learn about the wide-ranging contributions made by the soldiers from Britain’s Empire during the First World War. Students will first learn which colonies contributed soldiers and then explain why men from the British Empire volunteered and what contributions they made to Britain’s role in the war. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warm up, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3-4: As you enter warm up – identify the colonies of the British Empire map and answers. Challenge questions included. Slide 5: Background Information about Britain’s colonies and Britain’s role as the ‘Mother Country’. Slide 6: Starter Task – Recruitment in the colonies – a source from the Prime Minister of Canada Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Recruitment posters from the colonies – three examples of recruitment posters which students have to analyse. A printable worksheet also included. Slide 9: Background Information – India’s contribution to the First World War. Side 10: Background Information and discussion activity Slide 11: Useful clips Slide 12: Printable fact sheet Slide 13: Printable worksheet Slide 14: Extended writing task – Explain the importance of Britain’s Empire. Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review – Which country/colony am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will study the key events of the Pilgrimage of Grace which took place in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. They will then use this knowledge to explain why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed as well as its significance. ** The downloaded lesson includes the following: 2x A4 printout timelines 1x A4 printout worksheet – Features exam practice 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up 1: Map Activity – from a choice of markers on the map, locate which two counties are Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Challenge question also included. Slide 4-5: Recap Activity: A 10 question recap quiz about the causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Answers included. Slide 6: Starter Activity: Which side is strongest – Robert Aske’s Pilgrims or the Duke of Norfolk’s men? Statistical analysis. Slide 7: Starter Activity 2: How should Henry VIII try and solve the problem of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Problem solving activity with four options to pick from and explain. Slide 8: Starter Activity 3: Source Analysis – Students study an extract from the Pontefract Articles to work out the main demands of the Pilgrims. Slide 9: Background Information: A map-based background information slide about the start of the Pilgrimage of Grace in Lincolnshire. Slide 10: Task 1: Students use a choice of two A4 timelines to outline the main events. Slide 11: Task 2: Explaining why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed. A table based on the weaknesses of the Pilgrims and the Strengths of Henry VIII. Slide 12: Background Information: What was the significance of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Students can use the heading of each factor to help them explain the significance of the event. Slide 13: Challenge Source Analysis: Students are given three sources about the Pilgrimage of Grace with questions to answer about them. Slide 14: Practice Exam Questions Slide 15 – 16: Learning Review 1: Match the roles to the key names of individuals who took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Slide 17 – 18: Learning Review 2: Lincolnshire or Yorkshire – students to decide which county uprising the facts belong to. Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will be able to explain the impact and consequences of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. They will also identify which groups benefitted from the closure of the monasteries and which groups lost out. ** This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printout worksheet of Task 1 1x A4 printout worksheet of Tasks 2 & 3 Main Power Point 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Impact of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up 1: What is happening in the illustration showing the dissolution of the monasteries? Slide 4: As You Enter Warm Up 2: What can you learn from this photograph (the ruins of an abbey in North Yorkshire) Slide 5-7: Recap Activity: What were the reasons for Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Includes a higher and lower ability version with answers given. Slide 8-9: Starter Task: Winner or Losers? Students have to guess which groups/individuals would benefit or not from the dissolution. Answers given. Slide 10: Starter Task 2: Source analysis from a speech made by Robert Aske about the value of the monasteries. Slide 11: Task 1: Students use the A4 worksheet included in the resource to identify which groups benefitted and which groups lost out after the dissolution of the monasteries. Slide 12: Task 2: Students place each group on a scale of ‘winners’ and ‘losers’. This is also available as an A4 printable sheet. Slide 13: Task 3: Using a table provided, students outline how society was impacted by the closure of the monasteries. Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions. Slide 15: Example exam questions. Slide 16: Learning Review Activity Slide 27: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will both recap the main roles of the monasteries in early Tudor England and then go on to explain the main reasons for the Dissolution of the Monasteries starting in 1536. ** This lesson examines the following questions: What were the main roles and functions of the monasteries? What part did Thomas Cromwell play in the dissolution of the monasteries? What were the main causes of the dissolution of the monasteries? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: In what ways do modern day school inspections provide reliable and unreliable evidence about a school? This is linked to the issues of accuracy linked to Cromwell’s investigations. Slide 4: Starter Definition: What was the Dissolution of the Monasteries? Slide 5-6: Recap Activity: What were the main rules and functions of the monasteries? Answers revealed. Slide 7: Starter Task: A decision making discussion. Slide 8-11: Starter Task 2: Students introduced to how Cromwell investigated the monasteries and analyse various sources linked to his findings about the poor behaviour of monks and nuns. They then analyse why the findings were inaccurate. Slide 12: Background Information: A basic timeline of the dissolution of the monasteries. Slide 13: Background Information: Monasteries today. Slide 14-15: Task 1: Students use the A4 worksheet provided make notes about the process of the dissolution and the causes of it. Slide 16: Task 2: Students write a speech or letter to parliament arguing why the monasteries need to be closed down. Slide 17: Follow Up Challenge Questions. Slide 18: Example exam questions. Slide 19-20: Learning Review – 10 question quiz with answers Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will start their study of the dissolution of the monasteries by examining the significant roles and functions of the monasteries in early Tudor England and Wales. ** ** This lesson examines the following questions: What were monasteries? What roles did the monasteries play in local community life? Why were monasteries significant institutions in early Tudor England and Wales? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 worksheet about the various roles of the monasteries 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The Role of the Monasteries Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: Analysis of an illustration of a monastery followed by two other manuscript illustrations of the role of monasteries. Slide 5-6: Recap Activity: Henry VIII’s religious reforms so far (answers included) Slide 7: Starter Task: Analysis of a map of monasteries in England and Wales by 1500. Slide 8-9: Starter Task 2: Use the images to identify the main roles of monasteries (answers given) Slide 10: Background Information: Information about the land ownership, power and wealth of the monasteries. Slide 11: Task 1: Students use the A4 worksheet provided to organise the main roles of the monasteries into ‘social’, ‘economic’, ‘religious’ or ‘political’. Slide 12: Task 2: A creating writing task – students write a letter to Henry about the importance of the monasteries. Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Questions. Slide 14: Example exam questions. Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Match up the specific statistics to the fact. Slide 17: Learning Review 2 – Memory Game Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This highly accessible resource can be used as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a lesson-based workbook to accompany students’ learning about the Cold War and Superpower Relations. READY FOR 2025 EXAMS: All knowledge & example exam questions are based on the most recent updates to the GCSE specification ready for the 2025 exam series. For example, the booklet will ask students to explain ‘one consequence’ rather than two. It includes 24 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. For Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) Period Study – Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91

Newly created for the most recent Specification changes in 2025/6 This resource can either act as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a basic workbook to accompany students’ learning about Early Elizabethan England. It includes 27 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues.

**This resource can act as a revision booklet or a basic workbook to accompany learning about Henry VIII & his Ministers (Edexcel GCSE History British Depth Study). ** It includes 27 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues.

This pack contains 17 A4 printable pages of revision resources which have been specifically created to help students revise for their GCSE Paper 2 exam. Answers are provided where appropriate. The revision pack contains the following activities: Activity 1: Henry VIII Timeline - A gap filling exercise giving students an overview of when the main events happened. Activity 2: Henry VIII Blank Timeline - A blank timeline to allow students to create their own narrative of events. Activity 3: Key Individuals Match Up - Students match the name of the key individuals to their role during Henry’s reign. Activity 4: ‘Who are We’? - Students given a description of 14 groups of people who they have studied in this unit and use these as clues to guess their identities. Activity 5: ‘Who am I?’ quiz where students identify the key individual from a first person description. Activity 6: Key Events - Students outline/give a summary of 13 key events. Activity 7: Henry’s Wives - Students complete a table which prompts them to revise the main facts about each wife studied in this unit. Activity 8: Henry’s Ministers - Students complete a table which prompts them to revise the key facts about Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell. Activity 9: Key Term Glossary - Aimed at lower to middle ability students. x2 sheets Activity 10: Key Term Glossary - Aimed at middle to higher abilities students. x2 sheets Activity 11: Explanation Revision - Students are given a wide variety of possible ‘explain’ type questions. Activity 12: Features Practice Activity 13: What’s the Question Quiz Activity 14: Pilgrimage of Grace Crossword