UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6. The events and causes of the uprising against Tostig in 1065. The 22 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Learning aims and outcomes Slide 3: What is an uprising? Slide 4-6: Gap fill activity of the events in Anglo-Saxon England so far with answers and printable resources. Slide 7: Starter Task 1 - Identify Tostig’s problems Slide 8-9: Starter Task 2 - Picture quiz - why did people rebel against Tostig, with answers Slide 10: Background information about the importance of Northumbria to Edward the Confessor. Slide 11: Background information about the main events of the uprising. Slide 12-13: Task 1 - Explain the causes of the uprising - with instructions and printable worksheet. Slide 14: Bonus worksheet for lower ability students to illustrate the events of the uprising. Slide 15: EXAM FOCUS: Examples of the ‘One feature’ question Slide 16: EXAM FOCUS: Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions. Slide 17: Task 2: Challenge Questions with a focus on Edward the Confessor’s death. Slide 18: Learning review 2 - Learning Pyramid Slide 19-20: Learning review 2 - Gap fill with answers Slide 21: Lesson fact sheet Slide 22: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel). All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6. This lesson examines the various claims and motives to the English throne after the death of Edward the Confessor from Harald Hardrada, William of Normandy, Harold Godwinson and Edgar Aethling. The 21 slide lesson includes: Slide 1 - Title slide Slide 2 - Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3-5: Useful key term match up activity with answers and printable resources. Slide 6: Starter discussion - What qualities would the witan be looking for in their new king? Slide 7: Background information explaining why there was a succession crisis after Edward the Confessor’s death. Slide 8: Background information about the claimants to the throne in 1066. Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Instructions and printable resource to help students outline, explain and judge each claimant to the English throne. Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Follow up questions with printable worksheet for students to explain the events. Slide 13-14: Learning Review 1 - Which claimant am I? With answers Slide 15: Learning Review 1 - Sentence finishers suitable for discussion or written plenary. Slide 16-17: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and printable resources for students to complete the ‘One feature’ question. Slide 18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 and 16 mark extended writing questions. Slide 19-20: Lesson fact sheets Slide 21: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations (GCSE History Edexcel). All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson is a great way for students to learn about the causes, key events and consequences of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. ** -Students will begin by discussing James I’s background and why there was tensions between the king and the Catholics at the start of his reign. -Students will then discuss the idea of terrorism and how far they believe the Gunpowder Plot fits this definition. -Students will be given various activities to order the events of the plot and then explain how King James I dealt with Catholics after its failure. Finally, students will be given an opportunity to write a historical account of the events. They will be guided through this with four levelled descriptions. The 20-slide lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, activities, printable resources, starters and learning reviews as well as engaging background information about King James I. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. 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. Thank you.

**This lesson contains a variety of resources and activities to help students learn about the causes, events and overall impact of the Great Plague in England, 1665. ** For example, students will study the famous nursery rhyme, ‘Ring o’ Roses’, examine extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys, analyse the orders given by King Charles II to help prevent the spread of the plague, discuss the similarities between the plague and recent Covid outbreak, analyse various sources and statistics about the Great Plague and have an opportunity to create their own poster warning people about the plague. The lesson contains a variety of discussion tasks, warm up start activities, printable resources, and learning reviews as well as engaging background information and challenge questions for higher ability students. There is a choice of printable resources to suit different ages and abilities. The lesson is mainly aimed at KS3 students between the ages of 11-14 but can easily be adapted for younger or older students. Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. 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. Thank you.

**This lesson examines the tensions which grew between the Plains Indians and the white settlers which then resulted in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the Nazi use of propaganda and censorship and asks why it was so important to the Nazi regime. This lesson includes: - Clear learning aims/targets - Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities - Printable worksheets - Engaging background information - Challenge tasks - Exam links - Learning Review - Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson covers the work, findings and impact of Louis Pasteur’s Germ Theory on the understanding of the cause of disease. **The lesson includes: ** Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Students have to think about and identify the past theories about the cause of disease. Starter activity: A source analysis from a sceptic of the Germ Theory with linked questions. Background information: 6 student friendly information slides about the work and findings of Louis Pasteur. Differentiated Task Sheet: Students taken through the process of completing a storyboard with additional extension questions. Task Sheet 1: A slightly more challenging task sheet with higher level questions. Exam focus: Linked questions about the Germ Theory Plenary/Learning Review: ‘Sentence Me’ - students have 8 key terms from the lesson which they then have to include in a factual sentence. FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! ** This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 15-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 British Depth Study exam for Henry VIII & his Ministers and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the British Depth Study question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of [2 x 2]’ question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why [12]’ question type Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree [16]’ question type. Slide 12-15: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

**This lesson has a focus on the key individuals of Hippocrates and Galen with their influential theories of the Four Humours, the Theory of Opposites and belief in Miasma. ** The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focused starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 4 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson is to be used as a first lesson introduction to the GCSE History topic, Medicine Through Time. Students will gain an understanding of the exam format, question types and topics. ** There are a choice of tasks relating to the key terms, key periods of history and key causes that will be used throughout the lessons. To take into account copyright, images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson is a follow on from lesson 22 about the youth movements in Nazi Germany and specifically looks at Nazi educational policy. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This timeline is a one page resource which gives students a great visual guide to the main events in Elizabethan England between 1558-1588. The resource can be used as a book insert, classroom display poster or revision resource. The timeline has been clearly organised into the main political, economuc, religious and foreign themes of Early Elizabethan England. You will receieve: 1 x full colour display version of the timeline 1 x black and white version which students can colour code and key themselves 1 x Pdf file of both of the above versions. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you find this resource useful.

**UPDATED 2024! This lesson provides a clear introduction to the skills and content needed for the unit Superpower Relations and the Cold War or for any lesson where you want to introduce the Cold War to your students. ** Key Questions for the lesson are: What was the Cold War? What was Capitalism and Communism? What is meant by ‘West’ and ‘East’? The resources include: 1 x A4 fact sheet about the Cold War (PPT & PDF) The Main Power Point includes: Clear lesson aims A choice of visual starter tasks A picture match up activity based on the main individuals and events of the Cold War era. Cold War word fill with printable worksheets Background information about the Cold War Think & Discuss questions Worksheets and activities Learning Reviews 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the development of new punishments in the early modern period such as transportation, houses of correction, early prisons and the bloody code. It then looks at the similarities with Medieval punishments. Slide 1: Title slide: To examine the Bloody Code and other punishments of Early Modern England Slide 2: A recap quiz asking students to match a fact about Early Modern Law Enforecement methods to the matching role. Slide 3: Answers revealed to the recap Slide 4: Source analysis. A chart showing the decline in the crime rate between 1500-1700. Students asked to infer from this then question its usefulness. Slide 5: Useful short clips covering the bloody code and punishments of this time. Slide 6: An outline of the main purposes of punishments Slide 7: Activity: students use the images to demonstrate their knowledge of Medieval punishments Slide 8-9: Background information about the Bloody Code Slide 10: Background information about prisons Slide 11: Background information about Houses of Correction Slide 12L Background information about transportation Slide 13-14: Task sheet with instructions given Slide 15: Challenge questions linked to a 16 mark question format Slide 16: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 17: What causes change slide Slide 18: A 4 mark question example Slide 19: A 12 mark question example Slide 20: A 16 mark example To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the changing definitions of crime by the period 1700-1900 and in particular the crimes of: smuggling, poaching, highway robbery and the decline in the belief of witchcraft. **Also included: ** A set of 3 A4 worksheets based on the changing nature of the crimes Main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Recap your crime knowledge - match the fact to the crime Slide 3-4: Starter Task - Connect the events of 1700 with the events of 1900 to gain an idea of the changes that occured in this time. Slide 5: Student print friendly version of the starter task Slide 6-7: Background information about the time period and the crimes Slide 7: Two useful clips with links included in notes and hyperlinked Slide 8: Activity option 1 - a table for students to complete about the changing nature of the crimes using the fact sheet Slide 9: An outline of Activity option 2 based on the worksheets provided with the lesson. Slide 10-15: Example practice exam questions with sentence starters included Slide 16-17: Plenary - Match the specific fact to the crime - answers revealed Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the case study of the Great Plague and has a focus on a comparison between the events of 1665 with the Black Death. The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: A recap of the 1348 Black Death quiz and sorting activity Starter activity: Sources about the Great Plague. One is an inference and the other a text taken from the National archives about the rules given out by Charles II. Background information: Baic facts about the Great Plague. Learning Task: A range of activities for all abilities including optional extension tasks. Exam focus: Examples of exam questions and an example answer of the 4 marker similarity and difference question. Challenge Question: Students to think about the similarities with the recent Covid-19 epidemic. Plenary: Students to discuss which aspects changed the most and why. FACT SHEETS: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED NEW SPEC. 2025/6: This lesson examines the problems faced by Irish, Jewish and Eastern European migrants in Whitechapel and the increasing tensions between migrants and local residents. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x Main 24 Slide Power Point Lesson The Power Point Lesson Includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of lesson key questions and aims Slide 3: Features of Whitechapel Quiz Slide 4-5: Key Term Recap activity with answers Slide 6: Starter 1 - Immigration discussion Slide 7: Starter 2 - Source analysis with prompt questions and challenge Slide 8-9: Background information - Which migrant groups came to Whitechapel and why? Slide 10-11: Task 1 - Match Up Activity - Based on useful key terms for the lesson Slide 12-13: Task 2 - Migrants in Whitechapel worksheet with printable version Slide 14-15: Exam Focus - One feature questions with printables and examples Slide 16-18: Exam Focus - Usefulness source analysis with printable worksheets Slide 19: Exam Focus - Follow Up question sheet and example Slide 20: Challenge Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz - with answers Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 24: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson covers the impact of Florence Nightingale on improvements in hospital care and nursing in the 19th century. ** The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Recapping previous improvements in hospital care Starter activity & Background: Students given plenty of discussion and problem solving tasks while being taken through the early life of Florence Nightingale. Task Sheet 1: A table where students select and then explain the impact that Nightingale had (printable) Task Sheet 2: An additional task sheet with further tasks and aspects to think about. Exam focus: Three exam questions linked to the lesson. Plenary: Which statistic for which fact? Additional Research: Link to the National Archives Challenge Question: Linking Nightingale to Covid-19 FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use. **

This lesson covers how far the care of patients in hospital and within the community changed into the Early Modern period. All resources included. For example, the lesson covers the role of church and monastery run hospitals until the dissolution of the monasteries and the continued care of people in the home with the use of women and wise women. The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students learning style and ability, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch up. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson has a focus on the work of William Harvey and his short term & long term impact on the history of medicine in Britain. ** The lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Key Term Recap Quiz Starter activity: True or False Blood Facts Background information: Basic facts about Harvey Think & Discuss Slide: What inspired Harvey’s work - using a visual source Task Sheet 1: A differentiate worksheet which can be used as a stand alone resource or a possible homework sheet. Task Sheet 2: A task to complete a fact sheet about William Harvey and the impact of his work. Task Sheet 3: A comprehension style sheet as an alternative task Exam focus: Examples of a 4, 12 and 16 mark exam question Challenge Question: How would Harvey’s work help medicine? Plenary: Form a Fact Task Additional Research: 2 websites which can offer students more detail about the impact of William Harvey. FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. 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 resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.