Norman England, c1066–c1100 - The Normans: Conquest and Control. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • Causes of Norman Conquest, including the death of Edward the Confessor, the claimants and claims. • Military aspects: Battle of Stamford Bridge; Battle of Hastings; Anglo-Saxon and Norman tactics; military innovations, including cavalry and castles. • Establishing and maintaining control: the Harrying of the North; revolts, 1067–1075; King William’s leadership and government; William II and his inheritance. 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 - William I, King of England and the Normans - Securing Power 02 - The Feudal System 03 - The Development of Norman Castles 04 - The Importance of Norman Castles 05 - Pevensey Castle 06 - Revolts, 1067-1075 07 - The Harrying of the North 08 - Hereward the Wake 09 - The Domesday Book 10 - The Death of William I 11 - Significance of the Normans 12 - The Normans: Conquest and Control: Assessment 13 - The Normans: Conquest and Control: Revision Guide The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average: 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 - 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, revision guide and assessment: 01 - The Reformation - Catholicism and Protestantism 02 - Henry VIII and ‘The Great Matter’ 03 - The Question of Religion during the Tudor Dynasty 04 - The Elizabethan Religious Settlement 05 - The Nature and Ideas of Puritanism in Elizabethan England 06 - Puritan Opposition to the Religious Settlement and Elizabeth I’s Response 07 - Troubles at Home and Abroad: Assessment 08 - Troubles at Home and Abroad: 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 ©