AQA 8145 Elizabeth - How did England and Spain compare militarily (L2 historic environment)

Lessons focused around the 2020 Historic Environment on the Spanish Armada.
The second lesson focuses on the comparison of the military power of both nations and how ‘prepared’ both sides were for the Armada.
The lesson starts with a recap of the causes of the Armada from the previous lesson, allowing judgements to be made on significance. Students then use a video to make notes on naval advances in the 16th century, leading to an exploration of these advances on a worksheet (photocopy on A3) to allow students to assess how the English may have had an advantage over the Spanish. Pupils then explore the contrasting leaders on both sides, creating a table showing advantages and disadvantages for each based on this. This culminates in a post-it note plenary reaching a judgement as to who they think had the advantage before the Armada started.