This is a lesson and resources to support the teaching of Edexcel's GCSE 9-1 unit: Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588. This specific lesson introduces the students to Unit 2.1 - Plots & Revolts at home. It includes activities that will give students an understanding of the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Ridolfi, Throckmorton & the Babington plots. There is reference to some in-class reading on the presentation - I use the Pearson book, but you could use your own version that your school stocks and simply change the page numbers referenced. Includes a starter card sort activity as well as three main activities and a review! Please let me know if this is useful to you as I have planned the whole of the Elizabeth unit and will upload more if so!

This is a lesson I have made for the new AQA 2M option 'Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957'. I teach this unit using the Oxford AQA History book by Thomas and Willis so there are a couple of references to this book in one or two of the activities. There are a range of audio, kinaesthetic and visual activities here - catered towards AS Y12 students. There are some discussion topics too - a good intro to the issues of poverty in Britain at the time and why the Liberals wanted welfare reforms. A presentation is included here as well as a fair few resources I have made.

A fully resources and interactive lesson introducing the challengers to the throne after the death of Edward the Confessor. The students will learn about all three challengers, why they felt they had a claim to the throne and make a judgement on who they think should be the next king and why. An excellent introduction to the Norman Conquest/Battle of Hastings. The lesson includes lots of separate challenge activities, as well as differentiation and a variety of activities to cater to different learning styles. All activities/ info and worksheets included - no text book necessary! Aimed at Y7 but could easily be used to teach Y8 too.

I use this lesson at the end of the KS3 Year 7 'What is History' topic. Students are put into groups and have to look at the evidence and suspects and work as detectives to find out who committed the crime! I made this when I was a trainee and use it every year but it is the first resource I've ever uploaded so please be gentle!