AQA GCSE History: British Depth Studies: Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Historic Environment, 2026 - The Globe. The resources are suitable for Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons and assessment support: 01 - An English Renaissance 02 - The Elizabethan ‘Golden Age’ 03 - Growing Prosperity - The Rise of the Gentry 04 - Elizabethan Extravagance - Fashion, Food and Freshmans 05 - Elizabethan Entertainment 06 - The Growth of Elizabethan Theatre and its Achievements 07 - Elizabethan Theatre 08 - The Globe Theatre 09 - Elizabethan Playwrights and Actors - Shakespeare, Marlowe and Burbage 10 - The Cult of Elizabeth - Patronage and Propaganda 11 - Opposition and Censorship of Elizabethan Theatre 12 - The Historic Environment: Model Answer The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©

Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Life in Elizabethan Times. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • A ‘Golden Age’: living standards and fashions; growing prosperity and the rise of the gentry; the Elizabethan theatre and its achievements; attitudes to the theatre. • The poor: reasons for the increase in poverty; attitudes and responses to poverty; the reasons for government action and the seriousness of the problem. • English sailors: Hawkins and Drake; circumnavigation 1577–1580, voyages and trade; the role of Raleigh. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment: 01 - Elizabethan Extravagance - Fashion, Food and Freshmans 02 - Elizabethan Entertainment 03 - The Growth of Elizabethan Theatre and its Achievements 04 - Elizabethan Playwrights and Actors - Shakespeare, Marlowe and Burbage 05 - Attitudes towards the Elizabethan Theatre 06 - The Cult of Elizabeth - Propaganda 07 - Elizabethan Portraits 08 - Causes of the Elizabethan Poverty Crisis 09 - Attitudes and Responses to the Poor in Elizabethan Society 10 - Elizabethan Poverty - Government Action 11 - Lord Burghley 12 - Burghley’s Almshouses 13 - The Impact of the Elizabethan Poor Law 14 - Life in Elizabethan Times: Assessment 15 - Life in Elizabethan Times: Revision Guide The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©

Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Elizabeth’s Court and Parliament. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • Elizabeth I and her court: background and character of Elizabeth I; court life, including patronage; key ministers. • The difficulties of a female ruler: relations with Parliament; the problem of marriage and the succession; the strength of Elizabeth’s authority at the end of her reign, including Essex’s rebellion in 1601. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons: 01 - Life in the Royal Court of Elizabeth I - Performance and Progresses 02 - Elizabeth I’s System of Patronage 03 - The Role of the Privy Council in Elizabethan England 04 - Elizabeth I’s Key Ministers of the Privy Council 05 - Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I’s Relationship 06 - Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I: Contemporary Accounts 07 - A Royal Progress to Kenilworth Castle 08 - The History of Kenilworth Castle 09 - Life at Dudley’s Kenilworth Castle 10 - Robert Dudley’s Changes to Kenilworth Castle 11 - Pleasure Grounds at Kenilworth Castle 12 - The Role of Parliament in Elizabethan England 13 - Local Government - Lords Lieutenant and Justices of the Peace 14 - The Problem of Marriage for Elizabeth I 15 - Robert Dudley’s Marriage Proposal to Elizabeth I 16 - The Succession Crisis of Elizabeth I 17 - A Royal Favourite - The Earl of Essex 18 - The Earl of Essex’s Rebellion in 1601 19 - The Strength of Elizabeth’s Authority at the End of her Reign The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©

The French Revolution and the Rule of Napoleon - 1774–1815: Napoleon’s Rise and Rule in France, 1799–1815. The resources are suitable for OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC A-Level History. • Political change: Napoleon’s consolidation of power and establishment of Emperor status; constitutional developments. • Social change: class distinctions and titles; education and attitude to women; censorship and propaganda; the position of the Church; the Concordat and its aftermath. • Legal and administrative change: the Napoleonic codes; the prefects, police and control. • Financial and economic policies and problems: taxation; the central economy; the impact of war and the Continental System; degree of economic change. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons and assessment: 01 - Napoleonic Class Distinctions and Titles 02 - Education in Napoleonic France 03 - Women in Napoleon’s France 04 - Napoleonic Censorship and Propaganda 05 - The Napoleonic Codes 06 - Administration of Justice in Napoleon’s France 07 - Police and Control in Napoleonic France 08 - Napoleon’s Financial and Economic Policies 09 - Economic Growth in Napoleonic France 10 - Economic Change in Napoleonic France 11 - Napoleon’s Domestic Reforms 12 - Napoleon’s Rise and Rule in France, 1799–1815: Assessment The resources have supported my A-Level History students to consistently achieve results that exceed the OCR National Average. In 2024, 67% of students secured A*-B grades for this specific component and my A-Level History classes consistently attain the most Grade A* and As in any subject and/or class at my current school’s Sixth Form. I am proud to have inspired and helped students to study History at Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities within the United Kingdom. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©

Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Troubles at Home and Abroad. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • Religious matters: the question of religion, English Catholicism and Protestantism; the Northern Rebellion; Elizabeth’s excommunication; the missionaries; Catholic plots and the threat to the Elizabethan settlement; the nature and ideas of the Puritans and Puritanism; Elizabeth and her government’s responses and policies towards religious matters. • Mary Queen of Scots: background; Elizabeth and Parliament’s treatment of Mary; the challenge posed by Mary; plots; execution and its impact. • Conflict with Spain: reasons; events; naval warfare, including tactics and technology; the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons: 01 - Mary, Queen of Scots 02 - Elizabeth and Parliament’s Reaction to Mary, Queen of Scots’ Arrival to England, 1568 03 - The Northern Rebellion, 1569 04 - George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury 05 - Sheffield Manor Lodge 06 - Mary, Queen of Scots Life in Captivity 07 - Mary, Queen of Scots at Sheffield Manor Lodge 08 - The Growth of Catholic Opposition to the Religious Settlement - Elizabeth’s Excommunication 09 - The Ridolfi Plot, 1571 and The Throckmorton Plot, 1583 10 - The Babington Plot, 1586 11 - The Trial and Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 12 - Elizabeth I’s Response to the Catholic Threats 13 - Elizabeth’s Control - The Failure of Rebellions and Revolts 14 - The Catholics Challenge Abroad 15 - The Reasons for the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 16 - Naval Warfare - Tactics and Technology of the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 17 - The Battle of Gravelines and Tilbury, 1588 18 - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 19 - The Significance of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada 20 - The End of Elizabeth I’s Reign as Monarch The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©