Pilgrimage of Grace - Henry VIII GCSE Edexcel - Lesson 26

**In this lesson, students will study the key events of the Pilgrimage of Grace which took place in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. They will then use this knowledge to explain why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed as well as its significance. **

The downloaded lesson includes the following:

• 2x A4 printout timelines
• 1x A4 printout worksheet – Features exam practice

1x main Power Point:

• Slide 1: Title slide – The Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace
• Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
• Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up 1: Map Activity – from a choice of markers on the map, locate which two counties are Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Challenge question also included.
• Slide 4-5: Recap Activity: A 10 question recap quiz about the causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Answers included.
• Slide 6: Starter Activity: Which side is strongest – Robert Aske’s Pilgrims or the Duke of Norfolk’s men? Statistical analysis.
• Slide 7: Starter Activity 2: How should Henry VIII try and solve the problem of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Problem solving activity with four options to pick from and explain.
• Slide 8: Starter Activity 3: Source Analysis – Students study an extract from the Pontefract Articles to work out the main demands of the Pilgrims.
• Slide 9: Background Information: A map-based background information slide about the start of the Pilgrimage of Grace in Lincolnshire.
• Slide 10: Task 1: Students use a choice of two A4 timelines to outline the main events.
• Slide 11: Task 2: Explaining why the Pilgrimage of Grace failed. A table based on the weaknesses of the Pilgrims and the Strengths of Henry VIII.
• Slide 12: Background Information: What was the significance of the Pilgrimage of Grace? Students can use the heading of each factor to help them explain the significance of the event.
• Slide 13: Challenge Source Analysis: Students are given three sources about the Pilgrimage of Grace with questions to answer about them.
• Slide 14: Practice Exam Questions
• Slide 15 – 16: Learning Review 1: Match the roles to the key names of individuals who took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
• Slide 17 – 18: Learning Review 2: Lincolnshire or Yorkshire – students to decide which county uprising the facts belong to.
• Slide 19: Lesson Fact Sheet

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