The Ridolfi Plot, 1571 and Throckmorton Plot, 1583

Troubles at Home and Abroad 2/2: Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603

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: 01 - Mary, Queen of Scots 02 - Elizabeth and Parliament’s Reaction to Mary, Queen of Scots' Arrival to England, 1568 03 - The Northern Rebellion, 1569 04 - George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury 05 - Sheffield Manor Lodge 06 - Mary, Queen of Scots Life in Captivity 07 - Mary, Queen of Scots at Sheffield Manor Lodge 08 - The Growth of Catholic Opposition to the Religious Settlement - Elizabeth's Excommunication 09 - The Ridolfi Plot, 1571 and The Throckmorton Plot, 1583 10 - The Babington Plot, 1586 11 - The Trial and Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 12 - Elizabeth I's Response to the Catholic Threats 13 - Elizabeth's Control - The Failure of Rebellions and Revolts 14 - The Catholics Challenge Abroad 15 - The Reasons for the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 16 - Naval Warfare - Tactics and Technology of the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 17 - The Battle of Gravelines and Tilbury, 1588 18 - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 19 - The Significance of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada 20 - The End of Elizabeth I's Reign as Monarch 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 ©