Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 1; How did Richard III become king in 1483? Learning Objectives To explain Gloucester’s usurpation of 1483 To examine the mystery of the Princes in the Tower To assess whether Richard’s seizure of the throne was ‘greedy ambition’ or ‘self preservation’

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 4; How has the reign of Richard III been distorted by Tudor propaganda? Learning Objectives To understand the purpose of propaganda in the 15th century To assess the utility of Tudor propaganda in informing us about Richard III and the War of the Roses

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 1; Why did fighting break out in 1455? Lesson 2; What role did the nobility play in the outbreak of the conflict? Learning Objectives To understand the growth of noble power and local rivalries To explain the ambitions of the Duke of York, To assess the DOY’s protectorate and his role in the outbreak of conflict in 1455.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 2; Why did the Yorkists have so much success between 1455-1461? Lesson 3; Why did the Yorkists succeed? Learning Objectives To explain the reasons for Yorkist success To analyse and evaluate the importance of factors in Yorkist success Military skills of their leaders (e.g. March) Margaret of Anjou’s mistakes (e.g. preferring the Midlands and North to London)

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 2; Why did the Yorkists have so much success between 1455-1461? Lesson 1; Why did the Duke of York’s fortunes change so rapidly? Learning Objectives To describe and explain key events for the Duke of York Battle of St. Albans, 1455. York’s second protectorate. The defeat of York in 1459. His flight to Ireland, and return in 1460. The Lancastrian defeat at Northampton. The capture of Henry VI. The death of York at Wakefield, December 1460.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 1; Why did fighting break out in 1455? Lesson 3; What role did money and power play in the outbreak of the conflict? Learning Objectives To understand the growing financial weakness of the Crown. To explain the collapse of Lancastrian power in France by 1453 and its impact on the nobility. To analyse the road to conflict 1399-1455 in preparation for an essay

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 4; How successful was Edward in restoring the power of the monarchy? Lesson 4; How did Edward stabilise foreign policy? Learning Objectives To understand the significance of the Treaty of Picquigny with France, 1475 To explain Gloucester’s role in keeping the Scots in check To evaluate the impact of Edward’s sudden and unexpected death in 1483

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 2; Why did the Yorkists have so much success between 1455-1461? Lesson 2; How successful was the Yorkist military campaign? Learning Objectives To describe and explain the military successes of the Earl of March To examine the significance of Mortimer’s Cross and Towton, 1461. To evaluate the extent of Yorkist success in the overthrow of Henry VI and the accession of Edward IV

Learning Objectives To introduce students to the family tree of the Lancastrians and Yorkists To explain the competing claims to the English throne To analyse the key events between 1450 and 1455 Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 *requires use of The Wars of the Roses (Enquiring History Series) by Ian Dawson*

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Learning Objectives To identify the pattern of events in the War of the Roses To explain how to be an effective King To assess the legacy of Henry V

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 4; How successful was Edward in restoring the power of the monarchy? Lesson 5; How successful was Edward's second reign? Learning Objectives To evaluate the extent of success of Edward IV’s second reign To compare and contrast Edward’s first and second reigns

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 3; How did Edward IV deal with conflict? Lesson 4; How and why was Henry VI restored to the throne? Learning Objectives To explain why Edward IV lost the throne in 1470 To complete a fact test on Edward IV’s First Reign To practice essay planning

Handout with questions looking at changes in different industries during the Industrial Revolution.

Learning Objectives To identify the reasons for Cade’s rebellion in 1450 To assess Henry VI’s abilities as King To evaluate the extent to which Henry was to blame for the rebellion in 1450 Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years? Lesson 2; How did Richard overcome threats and challenges? Learning Objective To evaluate the extent of the re-establishment of stable government, 1483-85.

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 3; How did Edward IV deal with conflict? Lesson 2; How successful was Edward’s kingship? Learning Objective To evaluate the success of Edward’s kingship

For old A level (Edexcel, Unit 3) - can be easily adapted for new Cold War A level

SOW from old A-level (Exexcel, Unit 3) - can be adapted for new Cold War A level.