Useful timeline activity to give an overview of Elizabeth’s reign. Students to sort dates and colour code. Students could add further dates to the timeline as the course progresses.

A table summarising the arguments for and against a mid-Tudor crisis from 1540-1563. *Not intended to be complete. Some detail but also plenty of prompts to encourage students to expans blanks with own knowledge.

Card sort activity. Is the nickname “The Butcher of the Somme” fair? Students sort cards into fair and unfair before making a judgement on the question.

Print to A3. Useful summary sheet for Henry’s early foreign policy. Handy for revision or whole class discussion.

20 questions to encourage student engagement with Simon Schama’s excellent documentary Burning Convictions.

Table summarising the reigns of Henry VII-Elizabeth and foreign policy. *Not intended to be complete - but a starting place for students to discuss/add ideas etc.

Helpful table for summarising the impact the Great Depression had on German society and how the Nazis took advantage of this. Some prompts provided to help those who struggle to make notes.

Useful for a whole class discussion on change and continuity between 1485 and 1603. Works well with the introduction to the period in England 1485-1603. I print to A3 and complete as a class discussion of reading set as prep. Could also be used for revision.

Useful table highlighting what changes Hitler made to the Nazi party between 1919 and 1922. Students must explain how each change actually improved the party.

Card sort to encourage students to engage with the idea that Mary’s nickname is somewhere unfair given how “bloody” the rest of the Tudors were. Students sort cards, add any additional points they can think of and try to reach a balanced judgement. Has Mary been unfairly maligned because she preceded the Golden Age? Or because of her age, her gender, the brief length of her reign? Lots of interesting ideas for discussion.

Blank revision tables comparing Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Mussolini Rise to Power Economy Social Policies Ideology Propaganda and Censorship Control and Opposition

Blank table with some pointers. Allows students to gather information on the reasons behind Mao’s rise to power and to consider if it was more about the failings of the GMD than the successes of the Communists. Useful for essay planning, reivision, end of unti summary.

Print in A3. Useful table to summarise Henry VII’s success or failure in foreign policy. Could be used to make notes from presentations on different aspects, or as a whole class discussion at the end of the topic. Would also be useful for revision.

Detailed summary of Henry VIII’s foreign policy from 1509-1529. Key dates along with prompts to encourage students to think about the importance of particular events. 2 pages.

Useful summary of how effective the government of the Duke of Northumberland was. Could be used as revision or to summarise a topic/presentations.

Two pages of recommended reading on the reign of Elizabeth I. Key areas highlighted e.g. interesting points of view of marriage etc.

A table summarising the main Tudor rebellions. Some detail but also many prompts for students. *Not inteneded to be complete - but a good starting place for discussion and adding further detail. Print A3.

9 pages of AQA style questions for Henry VII to Elizabeth I - assess the validity and to what extent.

16 questions to encourage engagement with David Starkey’s Mind of a Tyrant - Warrior.

10 questions to encourage student engagement with Starkey’s fascinating documentary King and Emperor (Monarchy)