A series of 10 exemplar 8 mark responses based on the GCSE AQA Elizabethan England syllabus. The responses are in the style of the “describe the importance of X” and “write an account about X” Includes: Importance of the voyages of exploration Raleigh’s attempts at colonisation Importance and criticism of theatre Tensions with Spain The failure of the Armada (includes a paragraph on Drake’s raid on Cádiz, Spanish leadership, English technology and English tactics) Consequences of the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots in England Roman Catholic plots The Northern Rebellion Causes of poverty Response to the poverty crisis tags exemplar, model answer, history, Elizabethan England, Grade 9

A high level AQA GCSE history Elizabethan England exemplar 8 mark answer on the importance of theatre. Has a short extra paragraph on Puritan opposition to the theatre. Written by a grade 9 GCSE student

A high level AQA GCSE history Elizabethan England exemplar 8 mark answer on the causes of tensions with spain and the armada. Written by a grade 9 GCSE student

A high level AQA GCSE history Elizabethan England exemplar 8 mark answer on the motivations and importance of Elizabethan voyages of exploration. Written by a grade 9 GCSE student

A high level AQA GCSE history Elizabethan England exemplar 8 mark answer on Raleigh’s attempts at colonisation. Written by a grade 9 GCSE student