PowerPoint & two worksheets that examines the extent King Henry VIII was successful in achieving his foreign policy aims between 1509-1513 by going to war against France & Scotland. The extent to which Henry achieved glory through war, conquered territory in France and prevented Scottish interference are all considered. Activities include Ranking activity on the relative importance of Henry’s aims to the King himself. Comprehension / highlighting activity to identify evidence of success and failure from the events of 1509-1513 in Henry achieving his aims. Table to be completed in which students judge the extent of Henry’s success in achieving his aims during every stage of of his foreign policy including the Battle of the Spurs, the sieges of Therouanne & Tournai and the Battle of Flodden. Plenary activity in which pupils consider Henry’s achievements in comparison to the early campaigns of King Francis I and Emperor Charles V. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr 30min depending on pace.

Two lessons made up of two PowerPoints (each with 5 slides) and two Word Documents that examines what was buried at Sutton Hoo, whether the Saxons responsible were barbaric or civilised, whether the focus of the burial was Christian or pagan and who specifically was likely buried in Mound 1. Activities include Lesson 1 Starter activity in which students work out what was buried at Sutton Hoo based on a photograph from the 1939 dig. Analysis of a source to identify the meaning of the term ‘barbaric’. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 to complete a table on whether the culture responsible were civilised or barbaric. Discussion, based on the objects, on what type of person was buried in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo. Lesson 2 Starter activity in which students analyse an image of a pagan burial to consider differences with modern burial practices. Reading and comprehension exercise to understand the meaning of the term pagan. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 to determine whether the culture responsible were pagans or Christians. Discussion of why objects from both faiths were found in Mound 1. Analysis of the objects found in Mound 1 in conjunction with a timeline to identify who was most likely buried at Sutton Hoo. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the Medieval World. Lesson Length: Two 1hr lessons depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with six slides) and two Word Documents that examine what caused the mid-Tudor economic crisis. The lesson focuses on economic problems including debasement, enclosure, unemployment, population growth, war, declining trade, inflation, disease and famine. It considers the social consequences of these problems, government attempts to deal with them and ultimately who was responsible. Activities include Quick quiz focused on events from the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII that link to economic problems in the mid-Tudor period. A reading and comprehension task that requires students to connect the economic problems with the correct social impacts & government attempts to deal with them. A connection task requiring students to consider the interrelated nature of mid-Tudor economic problems. A judgment task to determine who or what was responsible for each economic problem. A judgment task to determine which figure in Tudor government was most responsible for the Mid-Tudor economic crisis. A reading and evaluation exercise to determine the utility of common contemporary commentators on the mid-Tudor economic crisis. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 1hr lessons approx. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with six slides) and a Word Document that examines the extent of success Thomas Wolsey achieved in placing his master, King Henry VIII, and England at the centre of European diplomacy between 1514 and 1520. The lesson considers the treaty of Saint Germain en Laye, signed with France in 1514, the Treaty of London in 1518 and the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520. Activities include Starter activity discussing why English foreign policy switched from war to peace in 1514 based on prior learning. Analysis of the terms of the Anglo-French treaty of 1514, and the events that occurred soon after, to identify supporting evidence for various interpretations offered about the territorial, economic and diplomatic success England enjoyed as a result. Evidence sorting activity to determine the extent the Treaty of London was a success for King Henry VIII and Wolsey given their aims. Source analysis exercise to consider whether the Field of the Cloth of Gold achieved English aims. Plenary ranking activity to stimulate discussion on the practical benefit for England of the three different examples of Wolsey’s peace policy considered over the lesson as well as the reputation benefit to King Henry VIII. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 7 slides) and one word document that examine contemporary beliefs about the causes of the Great Plague of 1665, the effectiveness of responses to the plague and reasons for the end of the outbreak. Activities include Source analysis exercise on Samuel Pepys’ diary to identify the cause of his concerns. Quick Quiz activity focused on the Black Death (prior learning). Matching exercise on causes of the spread of the Plague, both accurate & inaccurate. Source analysis of a Daniel Defoe extract. Analysis of responses to the outbreak to determine what they suggest people believed was the cause. Judgment on the effectiveness of these actions. Analysis of a map to determine the importance of the Great Fire of London in ending the outbreak. Analysis of the monthly death statistics to identify alternative reasons for the end of the outbreak. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of Stuart Britain / Early Modern Europe. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and three Word Documents that considers the reputation of Mary, Queen of Scots, the threat she and the plots that surrounded her posed to Queen Elizabeth I and the controversies that surrounded her execution. Activities include Reading and highlighting activity on Mary’s life before her arrival in England to identify whether she was a victim of circumstance or a villain. Comparison activity to determine why Mary was a threat to Queen Elizabeth I. Reading and comprehension task to identify the reasons why the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington Plots failed. Matching task on why Elizabeth was reluctant to execute Mary, Queen of Scots. Discussion based activity on the extent Elizabeth was responsible for Mary’s execution. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Tudors. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with five slides) and two Word Documents that examine the extent the succession was stable during the mid-Tudor period. The lesson focuses on Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I’s plans for the succession and the extent those plans came to fruition. Please note that while the Lady Jane Grey Plot is covered in this lesson, it and particularly the reasons for its failure are covered in more detail in a separate lesson. Activities include Starter activity matching relevant terminology to the correct definition. A reading and comprehension task that requires students to highlight evidence that the succession contravened the monarchs wishes during the mid Tudor period. An activity in which the key considerations for the succession are ranked in importance for each of the monarchs in the period. A discussion based activity on the extent Edward VI may have been influenced by Salic Law. A judgment task to determine which mid Tudor monarchs were successful in achieving their aims for the succession. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 1hr lessons approx. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the development of trenches during the First World War, their structure, the conditions that characterised them and the development of stalemate as a result. Activities include: Source analysis starter activity of a photo from the Battle of the Marne about the nature of fighting in the First World War. A reading and comprehension task on the establishment of trenches. Pupils to find evidence to support various statements. Labeling task on a diagram of a trench cross section. Source analysis task to identify key aspects of life in the trenches; trench foot, boredom, rats, lice, mud, shell shock, etc. Consolidation task in which pupils match key trench terminology to definitions. Plenary discussion with picture source stimulus about why trench warfare led to stalemate on the Western Front. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 A1 The Origins and Course of the First World War, 1905-1918. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and one Word Document that considers what caused the extent the Munich Beerhall Putsch was a failure for the Nazis. Activities include Quick Quiz on previous units studied at GCSE - feel free to change to suit your context. Analysis of a timeline to identify why the Weimar Government was particularly vulnerable in November 1923. Reading, comprehension and highlighting activity on successes and failures of the Putsch for the Nazis. Ranking activity on the consequences of the Putsch for the Nazis. Source analysis exercise to establish the consequence of Hitler on trial. Discussion based comparison activity on the most threatening revolt faced by the Weimar Government. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and three Word Documents that introduces the Early Modern period and contrasts it with the medieval period by considering changes in art, exploration & discovery, warfare, the status of women, architecture, astronomy, anatomy and the spread of knowledge. The lesson doesn’t reference the Tudors in any great depth but might be a useful introduction to a Tudor course or act as bridge between a medieval and early modern unit. Activities include Word association starter activity on the medieval period Source analysis activity to identify developments in various aspects of life in the early modern period and then judge the extent of change having compared to the medieval period. Discussion based task on why the fall of Constantinople in 1453 is sometimes seen as the start of the Early Modern period. Timeline analysis task to consider why dating the start of the early modern period is difficult. Analysis of two Asian sources to consider the limitations of the concept of an early modern period . Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering the Early Modern period. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 6 slides) and two word documents that examine the causes of the Great Fire of London, who specifically was responsible and its consequences for the development of London. Activities include Quick Quiz starter activity on some Great Fire of London key facts. Source analysis exercise on the causes of the Great Fire. Source analysis exercise (A-G) to investigate who was responsible for the Great Fire; Thomas Farriner or Robert Hubert. Discussion based exercise on whether Hubert received a fair trial. Discussion based exercise on why Christopher Wren and Valentine Knight’s plans for rebuilding London were impractical. Conclusion on how far the Great Fire had a negative impact on London. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of Stuart Britain / Early Modern Europe. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with 8 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the socio-economic and political causes of the 1848 Revolts with a particular focus on the experience of the German Confederation. Activities include Comparative analysis of primary source to identify causes of the revolts. Sorting activity to match causes with the social group most effected; peasants, urban workers or the middle classes. Activity to link causes to show the relationships between them. Ranking activity to consider which causes (socio-economic, nationalist or liberal) were most important important to different social groups. Evidence sorting task to consider the credibility of the Marxist interpretation of the 1848 Revolts. Comprehension task to write a synopsis of a historian’s view of the causes of 1848. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: two 1hr lessons depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 5 slides) and one Word Document that examines the resistance to slavery by enslaved people focusing on Toussaint Louverture in Haiti (1791-1804) and Sam Sharpe and the Baptist War in Jamaica in 1831. The lesson also considers what impact, if any, these rebellions had on Britain and its eventual abolition of slavery in 1833. Activities include Quick Quiz on prior learning on the slave trade (feel free to edit to fit your previous learning) Starter activity sorting examples of resistance into active and passive. Reading and comprehension tasks on the Haitian Revolution and Baptist War to identify similarities in causes and differences in events to explain why the Baptist War ended in failure in the short term. Evidence analysis task on how the Baptist War might have helped bring about the abolition of slavery in Britain eventually. Timeline analysis task to identify which revolt was more important in ending Britain’s involvement in slavery. Designed for teaching an academically able Key Stage 3 class covering aspects of the British Empire. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with eight slides) and three Word Documents that examine the threat posed to King Henry VII. The lesson focuses on the foreign and domestic support enjoyed by Francis Lovell, Lambert Simnel, Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Suffolk as well as the strength of their respective claims to the throne and the longevity of their threat. The lesson also considers Henry’s success in use diplomacy, force and mercy in dealing with his Yorkist opponents. Activities include Starter activity source analysis on how secure Henry VII was on his throne. Analysis of the Yorkist family tree to determine the extent of threat Henry faced after 1485. A reading and comprehension task in which students complete a comparative table on the four main Yorkist threats. A ranking activity on the Yorkist threats. A matching task on how Henry used diplomacy to weaken the the Yorkists. A discussion based task to establish the link between diplomacy and the threat of force. A sorting task on the eventual fates of Henry’s Yorkist opponents and their supporters to help students consider the relative importance of various factors in dealing with the threat. A ranking task to determine the importance of factors in determining Henry’s success against the Yorkists. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y106 The Early & Mid Tudors. Duration: 2x1hr lessons approx. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.

PowerPoint (with six slides) and two Word Documents that examine the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts in the German Confederation. Issues under consideration include socio-economic and political divisions between the revolutionaries, the strength of the conservatives, lack of widespread support, weak leadership & the role of disease epidemics. Activities include Analysis of extracts written by historians to identify factors that explain the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts and evidence to support those factors. Ranking task on the most important factor in the failure of 1848 to encourage debate. Comparison activity on the respective roles of Austria and Prussia in 1848/49 to determine who played the key role in ending the revolts in the German Confederation. Evidence based discussion to support or challaneg AJP Taylor’s view of the revolts as a failure. Plenary task on the extent different social groups showed support for nationalism during the 1848 revolts. Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

PowerPoint (with 8 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the impact of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam on the Civil Rights Movement. Activities include Quick Quiz starter activity on the Selma Marches (feel free to change depending on your lesson sequence) Reading and gapfill on the origins of the Nation of Islam. Source analysis (including brief video) on the appeal of Malcolm X’s message. Source analysis activity to establish why Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were critical of each other. Discussion based activity on the significance of Cassius Clay joining the Nation. Discussion based activity on why Malcolm X’s departure from the Nation of Islam limited his contribution to the civil rights movement. Ranking activity on Malcolm X’s achievements. Source analysis to consider whether Malcolm X’s approach may have provoked more change than he is usually given credit for. Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74. Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace. Resource reviews and ratings are always much appreciated and help others using the site.