Francis Drake Cadiz & Robert Dudley Netherlands - Elizabethan England - GCSE Edexcel - Lesson 15

This lesson has a focus on the actions of Francis Drake and Robert Dudley and asks students to explain their role in the decline of Anglo-Spanish Relations in the years before the Spanish Armada.

The lesson resources include:

• 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT)
• 1 x Main 23 slide Power Point Lesson
• 1 x Worksheet

The Power Point includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2-3: Recap multiple choice quiz about Anglo-Spanish relationships - with answers
• Slide 4 - 14: A series of role play/decision making tasks where students decide which option Elizabeth should select.
• Slide 15 - 16: Background knowledge about Robert Dudley’s actions in the Netherlands
• Slide 17: Background knowledge about Drake’s Raid on Cadiz
• Slide 18-19: Task 1: Explaining how the events increased tensions between England and Spain
• Slide 20-22: Example exam/assessment questions
• Slide 23: Lesson fact sheet

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