This Medieval Life & Times lesson studies the conquest of Wales by Edward I. Students will learn about why Edward I invaded Wales as well as the consequences of the conquest on the Welsh people. Students will complete a narrative type question at the end of the lesson, encouraging them to think about cause and consequence. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated at least two ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, information sheet with tickboxes/questions, progress chart mini-plenaries, a consolidation narrative type question and a true/false plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots of other Medieval lessons on the way - take a look at our great value Black Death bundle and save 33% (get a lesson for free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Our Medieval Life bundle contains a number of great value lessons, including the Black Death: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 And our bigger Medieval Times bundle includes the Norman Conquest as well as the Black Death and Medieval life lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please also take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Elizabethan England / Tudor lesson investigates the challenges and problems Elizabeth I faced on her accession to the throne in 1558, including political, economic, religious, being a women / gender, legitimacy and foreign affairs. Students will study all these reasons before evaluating which was the greatest challenge to Elizabeth. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, interpretations with notes table, spider web linking activity, a think pair share activity, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used alongside our other GCSE Elizabethan England lessons - you can adapt to any exam board. The growing bundle of lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elizabethan-england-13207973 We also have a smaller Elizabethan England poverty bundle, which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elizabethan-poverty-gcse-13207980 You can also use this lesson with your KS3 classes, alongside our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster. It can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 All our resources can be found in our growing TES shop, where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Elizabethan England / Tudor lesson investigates why the Elizabeth government was so concerned about the rise of poverty and looks at reasons such as Elizabeth’s image, rising levels of crime and religious views. Students will also look at different types of beggars and identify differences between them. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, roleplay (if suitable), text conversion task, think pair share activity, match up worksheet, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the second of three Elizabethan poverty lessons, but they can be used individually. The first lesson, on the causes of poverty, can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elizabeth-i-causes-of-poverty-13192472 You can find the third lesson, on the treatment of the poor over time, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13199205 This lesson can be used as a part of our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Elizabethan England / Tudor lesson investigates what how and why the treatment of the poor changed over time. Students will look at 5 Acts introduced into England by Elizabeth and her government to control the rising number of poor. If you are following Edexcel Elizabethan England, you can delete the Act after 1588 without impacting the flow of the lesson. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, Acts activities, think pair share activity, mini-plenary, information sheet with task, a consolidation evaluation source question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the final of three Elizabethan poverty lessons. Lesson 1, on the causes of Elizabethan poverty, can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/elizabeth-i-causes-of-poverty-13192472 This lesson can be used as a part of our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Elizabethan England / Tudor lesson investigates what caused a rise in poverty and vagabondage during Elizabethan England. Students investigate a number of different causes including bad harvests, sheep farming and enclosure, the Reformation and population increase. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, card sort with Venn diagram, think pair share activity, mini-plenary, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the first of three Elizabethan poverty lessons. You can find the third lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13199205 This lesson can be used as a part of our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-12921738 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Medieval Life & Times lesson studies disasters that took place in the Middle Ages, including the Erfurt Latrine Disaster, the Syrian Earthquake of 1202, Great Famine of 1315-7, the Great Drowning of Men in 1362, the Black Death and the Year without Summer, 1258. Students will find these case studies very interesting and be able to relate what happened in the past to what has been happening recently with our climate. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated at least two ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, information sheets with table, mini-plenaries including a think, pair, share activity, a consolidation explanation question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots of other Medieval lessons on the way - take a look at our great value Black Death bundle and save 33% (get a lesson for free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Our Medieval Life bundle contains a number of great value lessons, including the Black Death: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 And our bigger Medieval Times bundle includes the Norman Conquest as well as the Black Death and Medieval life lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please also take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Medieval Times lesson studies the people behind the treatments - wise women, hospitals, the Church, barber-surgeons, trained doctors and flagellants. Students will finish by evaluating who would have made the biggest difference to the people (students are encouraged to differentiate between the rich and poor etc). This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated at least two ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, information sheet with table to complete as a group, mini-plenary, a consolidation evaluation question and a hot seat plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots of other Medieval lessons on the way - take a look at our great value Black Death bundle and save 33% (get a lesson for free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Our Medieval Life bundle contains a number of great value lessons, including the Black Death: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 And our bigger Medieval Times bundle includes the Norman Conquest as well as the Black Death and Medieval life lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please also take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Norman Conquest lesson investigates the impact of the Norman Conquest. Students look at a variety of factors, such as farming, castles and punishments, to assess whether there was more change or continuity after 1066. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, sort cards, think pair share activity, a consolidation written essay question, a peer/self assessment form and a discussion plenary. This lesson could last 2 hours if you were to give the students time to do all activities thoroughly. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have some great bundles available that range from Norman to later Medieval times: Norman Conquest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/norman-conquest-13179164 Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Medieval Life: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 And get** FREE** Norman Conquest homework essays here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/norman-conquest-homework-essays-12920179 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Norman Conquest lesson investigates how William the Conqueror consolidated his power after 1066. Students will look at 4 ways in which he did this including building motte & bailey castles, Domesday Book, feudal system and bringing friends from Normandy. If you are short on lessons and need an ‘all-in-oner’ this is the lesson for you! This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, progress table, challenge drawing activity, source analysis, mini plenaries, information sheets with questions to complete, a consolidation written source question and a discussion / linking spider web plenary. This lesson could last 2 hours! Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great Battle of Hastings lesson available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/battle-of-hastings-1066-12920170 And get** FREE** Norman Conquest homework essays here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/norman-conquest-homework-essays-12920179 ALL LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN SMALLER BUNDLES: Norman Conquest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13179164 Black Death bundle (get one lesson free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Life in Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Medieval Times lesson investigates beliefs and medicines and focuses on the key question: What did people believe caused disease in medieval times? Students will look at supernatural, religious, ‘common sense’ and the four humours. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated at least two ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, group inference drawing challenge, mini plenary, information sheet with table to complete as a group, a consolidation source question and a paired plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. ALL LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN SMALLER BUNDLES: Norman Conquest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13179164 Black Death bundle (get one lesson free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Life in Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please also take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Medieval Times lesson investigates the tiring, boring and dangerous jobs that people did in Medieval times in order to get the money to survive. Students will look at a range of different jobs to be able to discuss and explain them confidently. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated at least two ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, worksheet with thinking questions to complete, a consolidation source written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. ALL LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN SMALLER BUNDLES: Norman Conquest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13179164 Black Death bundle (get one lesson free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Life in Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 Please also take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Norman Conquest lesson investigates who should have been King after the death of Edward the Confessor - Edgar Atheling, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardraada or William of Normandy. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenary, information sheet with tables to complete, a consolidation written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Follow on from this lesson with our great Battle of Hastings lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/battle-of-hastings-1066-12920170 And get** FREE** Norman Conquest homework essays here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/norman-conquest-homework-essays-12920179 ALL LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN SMALLER BUNDLES: Norman Conquest: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13179164 Black Death bundle (get one lesson free!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-black-death-12844157 Life in Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-life-13178359 Medieval Times: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/medieval-times-13179168 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find other free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Chairman Mao and encourages students to evaluate whether he was a ‘great’ leader. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, policies such as the Great Leap Forward, industrialisation and terror are all included. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, mini plenary, information sheet with tasks and table to complete, a consolidation source evaluative question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a fantastic value bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This ‘Historical Leaders / Great Dictators’ lesson investigates the leadership of Benito Mussolini and encourages students to evaluate whether he deserved his fate. Students will consider a variety of facts and information to evaluate the key question. The cult of personality, propaganda, policies and terror are all included in this lesson. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, think pair share activity, mini plenaries, information sheet with subheadings and table to complete, a consolidation evaluative written question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Lots of other Historical Leaders / Great Dictator lessons are available in our TES shop including Churchill, Hitler, Stalin and Mao, which you can buy separately here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=leader&shop=DiscoveringHistory And a**** fantastic value**** bundle is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/20th-century-dictators-13131039 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!