Supporting worksheet for Peter Ackroyd’s book - Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I This resource is to support a wider/extended reading programme for either the new GCSE 9-1 specification or A level

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. This episode follows the emotional and physical struggles of Katherine of Aragon as she strove to give Henry the male heir he so desired. As Henry’s eye wandered over the women at court, Anne Boleyn, not wishing to be cast aside as her sister Mary had been, repeatedly rejected the king’s advances and insisted on marriage. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

9-1 Medieval Apocalypse - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary for GCSE History on the Black Death and its impact on Europe. The documentary case studies its impact on Italy, France and England The worksheet contains a variety of data collection activities and higher order question tasks . The worksheet is formatted for A3 printing in Publisher but can be edited and saved as a PDF for printing in A4

Henry VIII's Enforcer - The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell - Supporting Worksheet The worksheet follows the BBC film and serves as a data collection sheet using a gap fill and missing words approach. Written to support the BBC documentary presented by Dairmaid MacCulloch as extension for the 9-1 curriculum or A Level teaching.

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep1. The Fall of Tsarism - Supporting Worksheet A study of the fall of Tsarism and the Revolutions of 1917 through the account of Prince Ysupov, the assassin of Rasputin Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep2. Bolshevik Russia - Supporting Worksheet A study Bolshevik Russia';s early years through the account of Claire Sheridan Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep5. Black America - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the experience of the Black minority in the USA during the first half of the Twentieth Century Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep4. New Deal - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony individuals and their experience of the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep3. Hard Times - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony of people who lived through Depression hit America Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing. Other episodes in the series are available from my shop

BBC American Voices - Ep2. Boom and Bust - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony of four women and their of both Boom and Bust within America from very contrasting perspectives Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep1. Immigrants - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony of four immigrants and their experience. Students will be asked to compare their experience with American ideas of their countries approach to immigration through the linked video (The Great American Melting Pot): Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep4. Life in Stalin’s Russ - Supporting Worksheet A study of the Five Year Plans told through the eyes of an American working in Siberia Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep3. Stalin takes Control - Supporting Worksheet A study of the rise of Stalin and the instigation of the Great Terror told through the eyes of the family doctor Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

Andrew Marr - The Making of Modern Britain - Britannia at Bay - Supporting Worksheet Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, but can be edited and saved as a PDF to print as A4 The worksheet deals with the evacuation of Dunkirk and the use of the ‘Little Ships’ to facilitate the rescue of Allied troops leading to the Dunkirk myth. It was written to serve as a starter activity. The material covers the first 9 mins of the episode.

Henry VIII - Inside the Mind of a Tyrant - Ep4. Tyrant - Supporting Worksheet Written to support the David Starkey documentary as enrichment for able GCSE 9-1 students or A level teaching support. Comprehension and extension questions are provided to follow the programme and support information collection. The resource provides a summary of the documentary and its contents. Written in Publisher to A3 formatting, but can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing The final programme in the series examines how Henry, having inherited a chronically weak English crown, forged it into an instrument of unprecedented power, and then wielded it to change forever the nature of England and the English. The courtiers who had helped Cromwell dispatch Anne Boleyn hoped that the schism with Rome would now be reversed. They were soon disappointed. The destruction of the monasteries proceeded apace, with the loot flowing into Henry's coffers. But such unprecedented actions caused isolation abroad and rebellion at home. Henry's response showed him at his most duplicitous and ruthless. He lured the rebels' leader to London with the promise of talks and then had him hung, drawn and quartered. Meanwhile, Henry's private life was hardly less turbulent. The death of Jane Seymour robbed him of someone he was genuinely fond of, and who had given him the male heir he craved. His marriage to Katherine Howard briefly rekindled the flames of desire, but her adultery (real, this time) made her another victim of court intrigue. David Starkey's archival research has revealed the full story behind her tragic fate. But as Henry grew older, more ill and more dangerous to all around him, he was busy forging a fiercely independent England, where coastal fortifications and an expanding Tudor navy gave tangible expression to a new sense of national destiny.