Society & government - Early Elizabethan England - GCSE History Edexcel - Lesson 1

UPDATED For the new Edexcel GCSE spec. and exam question structure ready for 2025/26

This 19 slide lesson covers all the information and activities students will need to fully understand the structure of Early Elizabethan society and government. For example, it looks at the role of the Privy Council, Secretary of State and Royal Court as well as the social hierarchy of the day.

This resource contains:
1 x A4 Fact Sheet/ revision sheet covering Early Elizabethan Society & Government (PPT & PDF)
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1 x Main Updated Power Point:**
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2-3: Warm Up - What do you already know about Elizabeth I? Includes printable worksheet
Slide 4-5: Warm up Tudor Society Quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 6: Class discussion task
Slide 7-8: Elizabeth I starter quiz with answers revealed
Slide 9: Introduction to Early Elizabethan Society & Government
Slide 10: What is a society, government and hierarchy?
Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Elizabethan hierarchy activity with answers
Slide 13-14: Task 2 - Table fill activity with printable resources
Slide 16-18: Task 3 - Practice exam questions (one feature question)
Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet based on the 2024/5 new 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.

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