Y105: 1445–1509 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII - Wars of the Roses OCR A Level History notes

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y105 England 1445–1509 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII

Enquiry Topic: Wars of the Roses 1445–1461
a) The Outbreak of the Wars 1445–1450
b) The early actions of Richard, Duke of York
c) War and the defeat of Richard, Duke of York

British Period Study: England 1461–1509
a) British Period Study: England 1461–1509
b) Edward IV and Richard III 1471–1485
c) Henry VII’s rule in England 1485–1509
d) Henry VII’s foreign policy 1485–1509

These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail.

Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)