The death of Amy Dudley lesson

This is a fun inverstigative style lesson which can be completed in groups. It is a great addition to the end of a KS3 module on The Tudors. This lessons is based around the idea that students are investigating how Amy Dudley (wife of Robert Dudley aka Elizabeth I’s rumoured lover) died, using evidence given to them through official statements, a medical report, an expert’s opinon and a hint from a historian. Students use this evidence to complete an investigation table on arguments for and against when Amy Dudlet was killed by accident, by committing suicide, or by being murdered. At the end of the lesson the students then have to write a judgement on how they think Amy Dudley died. This lesson includes differentiation in the form of an all, most, and some activity as well as sentence starters. All handouts for the lesson are at the end of the PowerPoint.