This lesson exlains why Henry VIII decided to ‘Break with Rome’ by the early 1530s. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16 This lesson examines the following questions relating to Cromwell’s Reforms: Why did the Pope award Henry with the title ‘Defender of the Faith? Why did Henry VIII begin to challenge and oppose the Roman Catholic Church? The downloaded lesson includes the following: 3x A4 printable worksheets based on the tasks presented in the main Power Point. Main PowerPoint 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Explaining Henry VIII’s Break from Rome Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up Discussion: Why might people today change their religion or attitude towards religion? Slide 4: Warm Up II: Analysis of the letters F.D. on British coins and its origin with Henry VIII as Defender of the Faith. Slide 5: Background Information: Henry VIII as Defender of the Faith Slide 6: Background Information: The Reformation in Europe, Martin Luther and the Protestant Church. Slide 7: Starter Task: Spot the differences between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church – answers included. Slide 8: The main factors explaining Henry’s Break from Rome – Diagram, activity and discussion. Slide 9: Task 1 – Students complete a comparison table between the beliefs and rituals of the Catholic and Protestant Church Slide 10: Task 2 - Key Term Glossary Task Slide 11: Task 3 – Explaining Henry’s opposition to the Roman Catholic Church. Slide 12: Link to the three A4 worksheets also included in the lesson. Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 14-15: Learning Review 1 – Catholic or Protestant Activity – answers revealed. Slide 16-17: Learning Review 2 – Fill the missing key terms from the lesson - answers revealed. Slide 18: Example Exam Questions Slide 19 : Lesson Fact Sheet I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Cromwell’s rise to power: What happened in Thomas Cromwell’s early life and career? How did these events cause his rise to power as Henry VIII’s Chief Minister by 1533? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet/timeline 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Cromwell’s Rise to Power Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up: What kind of person is Henry VIII looking for as his Chief Minister? Slide 4-6: Learning Recap 1: Filling in the missing words task to help students recap their learning about Thomas Wolsey. Printable worksheet included. Slide 7: Starter Task: Students read and analyse a historical interpretation of Thomas Cromwell to help them learn about his skills. Slide 8: Starter Task: A printable sheet for the starter task which includes two historical interpretations of Thomas Cromwell. Slide 9: Starter Task 2: Analysis of a portrait of Thomas Cromwell Slide 10-11: Background Information: An overview of Thomas Cromwell’s early life and a map of his travels across Europe. Slide 12: Task 1 – Students to complete a timeline of the main events in Cromwell’s early life/career. Slide 13-14: Task 2: How would Cromwell’s achievements help his rise to power in Henry’s government? A table filling in exercise with model answers. Side 15: Optional creative historical writing task Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 17: Example Exam Questions Slide 18-19: Learning Review 1 – Put the events of Cromwell’s life in the correct order – answers given. Slide 20: Learning Review 2 – Explain 4-5 reasons for Cromwell’s rise to power before 1533. Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet This lesson can be specifically used for Edexcel GCSE History (1-9) British Depth Study – Henry VIII & his Ministers OR it can be easily adapted to teach students about the early life and career of Thomas Cromwell and explain his rise to power in Henry VIII’s government. The lesson is suited for or could easily be adapted for students aged 12-16 I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s foreign policy: What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy successes and why? What were Wolsey’s main foreign policy failures and why? Was Wolsey’s foreign policy mainly a success or failure? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet 3x A4 printable timelines of events (various abilities) 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – The successes and failures of Wolsey’s Foreign Policy. Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: The Geography of Europe in the 1500s activity – with answers revealed. Slide 5-7: Learning Recap 1: Key term match up activity with printable student worksheet. Slide 8-9: Learning Recap 2: Recapping Wolsey’s foreign policy aims – fill the missing words with answers revealed. Slide 10: Background information: A map outlining the main countries/nations in Europe in 1515 and how they were a threat to England. Slide 11: Starter Task 1: What would you advise Henry to do? – Multiple choice problem solving and discussion task. Slide 12: Source Analysis: Images and questions about the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’. Slide 13: Task 1 – Explanation of the timeline activity. Side 14: Task 2 – Wolsey’s successes and failures table Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 16: Example exam questions Slide 17-18: Learning Review quiz with answers revealed. Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet linked to the Edexcel specification. Slide 20: Return to the starter task – what did Henry and England do? I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will be able to explain the reasons why Queen Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. ** Students will first learn about why Mary, Queen of Scots was a threat to Elizabeth’s power. They will then analyse a painting of Mary, Queen of Scots’ execution before being able to understand the reasons for and against Elizabeth ordering her execution. The lesson includes one main power point lesson as well as a fact sheet about the events leading up to the execution and a blank timeline. The lesson contains plenty of activities, printable resources, starter and plenary tasks, engaging background information and discussion points for both high and lower ability students. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

This lesson examines the many reasons why Caribbean migrants came to Britain and in particular the area of Notting Hill. As with every lesson in this unit, the lesson includes a fact sheet which means no other text books are needed. Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Lesson aims Slide 3: Background information about migration to Britain Slide 4: Background information about the Windrush Generation Slide 5: Starter Task - Using a recruitment poster, what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain? Slide 6: Starter Task 2 - Using the source - what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain? Slide 7: A4 printable source and question sheet Slide 8: Activity - Students need to use the sources they have been given from slide 7 to organise push and pull factors for coming to Britain and in particular Notting Hill. Slides 9-12: An outline, structure and model answers to the ‘How useful question’. Slide 13: Two examples of the ‘Two features’ question. Slide 14: Learning Review Quiz Slide 15: Lesson Fact Sheet All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson provides an overview of the key breakthroughs and individuals of the 18th and 19th century. For example, students learn about the role of Edward Jenner, James Simpson, John Snow, Louis Pasteur. Joseph Lister, Robert Koch and Florence Nightingale. **The lesson includes: ** Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: What was medicine like before 1700? Starter activity: Match the key individual to the breakthrough Differentiated Starter: A simplified match up. Task Sheet 1: Students to investigate each individual and their breakthrough using a table to record their findings. Extension/Challenge: A group of questions for students to analyse and evaluate the impact of the individuals and their breakthroughs. Exam focus: A series of exam questions relating to the lesson. Plenary: Key Term Quiz - Match the key term to the individual. FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more. DIFFERENTIATED FACT SHEET - On one A4 page. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson covesr the reasons why the NHS was founded in 1948 and also the impact it had on the healthcare and treatment of patients from 1948 to the present day. For example, the lesson looks at the development of NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and the impact of the NHS on men, women and children. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. **This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use. **

This resource is a 29 slide set of fact sheets for each lesson/topic for the GCSE Early Elizabethan England based on the GCSE Edexcel specification. It can be used as a revision resource or to accompany the teaching of the Early Elizabethan England Edexcel topic. 2023 UPDATE: All images (clipart, vectors, illustrations, photography) are in the public domain and Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you see any errors, please email me in the first instance.

This lesson asks students to examine the main three candidates for the King of England after the death of Edward the Confessor. Students evaluate the candidates using a series of fact files. They then explain which candidate would be the most suitable. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes starter tasks, printable worksheets, differentiated, challenge and extension tasks. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This 16 slide lesson includes all of the materials and resources needed to teach students about the Chain of Evacuation for wounded soldiers during the First World War. In particular, students study the Regimental Aid Post, the Dressing Stations, the Casualty Clearing Stations and Base hospitals. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This is the final lesson of Unit 1 and looks at what the events of the Black Death can teach us about Medieval medicine and healthcare. Students will learn about the believed causes of the Black Death, methods of treatment and prevention, why the plague spread so quickly and its impact on society. There is also a 20 question Unit 1 revision quiz at the end of the lesson. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – What does the Black Death tell us about Medieval Medicine? Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in activities. Slide 4: Think & discuss question based on an illustration of the Black Death. Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Discussion based on a map of how the Black Death spread through Europe. Slide 6-7: Starter Task 2: What did people believe the causes of the Black Death were? Slide 8: Background information: The difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague. Side 9-11: Printable worksheet and explanation of the main fact sorting task. Slide 12: Bonus printable worksheet based on the two fact sheets from the lesson. Slide 13: Bonus creative task to create a news report about the Black Death. Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions and Tasks Slide 15: Useful class clips and further reading Slide 16: Example Exam Question – Usefulness Slide 17-18: Learning Review Crossword Slide 19-20: Unit 1 20 question quiz with answers. Slide 21-22: Two lesson fact sheets in line with the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will examine how much progress was made in Medieval surgery between c.1000 to c.1500. They will focus on the role of warfare, religion and key individuals such as John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis. Students will also investigate the techniques used in Medieval surgery such as bloodletting, trepanning, amputation and cauterisation. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and discussion Slide 4-6: Activity - Previous Learning Recap - Missing terms with print out. Slide 7: Activity – Identify the dangers of Medieval surgery from the image Slide 8: Background information about the main causes of death during Medieval surgery. Side 9: Background information and analysis of the Wounded Man illustration Slide 10-12: Medieval images showing trepanning, cauterisation and barber surgeons Slide 13-15: Background information about the key individuals John of Arderne, Hugh and Theodoric of Lucca and Abulcasis Slide 16: Activity – Was there progress in Medieval surgery task with challenge. Slide 17: Activity – Printable worksheet for the lesson based on the fact sheet. Slide 18: Follow Up challenge Tasks Slide 19: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 20: Example Exam Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz (with answers) Slide 23: The main factors which caused change in Medicine Diagram Slide 24: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This useful timeline clearly displays all of the main events covered in the Edexcel Paper 3 topic The USA, 1954-1975: Conflict at home and abroad. The resource can be used as a revision tool, book insert or high quality display for your classroom. Once purchased you will receive: 1 x full colour timeline (Power Point) 1 x black and white timeline which can be then adapted or coloured by students 1 x PDF version of the above I would really appreciate a review of the resource if you feel it has been useful. I will also soon be begin publishing lessons and bundles for this topic (April 2023).

This resource pack will help your students revise for the Historic Environment of Notting Hill section of the Paper 1 topic Migrants in Britain. There are 10 different activity sheets ready for students to use. Answers, where appropriate, have been given in the notes section of each slide. The activity sheets are as follows: Activity 1: Notting Hill Key Individuals Match Up Activity 2: General Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 3: Migrants in Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 4: Notting Hill Types of Evidence Activity (useful for the follow up & usefulness question) Activity 5: ‘Follow Up’ Question Practice Activity 6: Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 7: ‘Two Features’ Practice Questions Activity 8: Notting Hill Fact Question Sheet Activity 9: The Big Notting Hill Quiz Sheet Activity 10: Topic Mini Mind Maps Activity 11: Notting Hill Crossword I also have a revision resource pack available for the Thematic Study of Migrants in Britain which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829683

**Thank you for viewing these resources for the new Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain. This lesson provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge they will use throughout the topic. ** Slide 1: Title Slide - An introduction to the topic Migration in Britain Slide 2: GCSE Grade Levels - To allow you to level the outcomes of the lesson Slide 3: An overview of what is meant by a ‘Thematic Study’ Slide 4: An overview of the Paper 1 Exam Slide 5: An overview of the type of questions students will answer in this part of the Paper 1 exam Slide 6: A poster style set of factors which can help students explain why changes in migration have happened Slide 7: A basic overview and activity which links to the chronology of the historical periods the students will study Slide 8: A worksheet where students have to match the key events of migration to the correct date along a structured timeline Slide 9: Answers for the activity in slide 8 Slide 10: An explanation of how to complete the key term activity on slide 11 Slide 11: Students given 20 key terms relating to migration which they should pick the correct meaning from 3 options Slide 12: Answers revealed for the activity of slide 11 All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the features of and purpose of punishments in Anglo-Saxon England such as the use of wergild, capital and corporal punishments. Title Slide: To examine the methods of punishment in Anglo-Saxon England Slide 2: Knowledge recap 10 question quiz Slide 3: Starter Activity Slide 4: Background info about Anglo-Saxon crimes Slide 5: Background about the use of ‘prisons’ in this time Slide 6: Background about the wergild Slide 7: Practice Exam questions (comparisons) Slide 8: The factors which encouraged change slide Slide 9: Anglo-Saxon punishments Task Sheet Slide 10: Final discussion task Slide 11: Fact Sheet for the lesson To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the case study of Matthew Hopkins and his contribution to the seriousness of the crime of witchcraft in the mid-1600s. Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate the role of Matthew Hopkins in the increased belief in witccraft in the 1600s. Slide 2: Medieval Crime and Punishment Recap Quiz Slide 3: Starter Task Slide 4-5: Bcakground information about the origins in witchcraft Slide 6: Student discussion - why do you think there was an increase in the belief in witchcraft during the 1600s? Slide 7: An outline of the factors that led to the increasing belief in witchcraft Slide 8-9: Worksheet for students to make notes about the main reasons Slides 10-16: Printable A4 fact sheets to help students make notes about the various reasons for the increase in witchcraft. Slide 17: An outline of why the belief in witchcraft declined by 1700. Slide 18-19: Two 4 mark practice exam questions Slide 20-21: An example of a 16 mark question about the increase in the belief in witchcraft Slide 22-23: Match up the key terms from the lesson activity with answers Slide 24-25: Lesson Fact Sheets A4 worksheet - a highly differentiated worksheet To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson covers the continuity and change in ideas about the cause of disease in the Early Modern period 1500-1700. In particular it explains why there was so little change in our knowledge of what caused disease as well as a study of individuals such as William Harvey, Robert Hooke and Thomas Sydenham. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students learning style and ability, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch up. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson looks at the influence of religion and the supernatural on people’s explanations for the cause of illness and disease in the later Medieval period. The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focussed starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 12 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson is to be used as a first lesson introduction to the GCSE History topic, Medicine Through Time. Students will gain an understanding of the exam format, question types and topics. ** There are a choice of tasks relating to the key terms, key periods of history and key causes that will be used throughout the lessons. To take into account copyright, images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.