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Students examine punishments in the 18th and 19th century and explain the end of public executions, the decline of the Bloody Code and the end in the use of transportation.

The lesson resources include:

• 2 x A4 Worksheets
• 1 x Main 22 slide Power Point Lesson

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 22 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Warm Up Brain Teaser - How many words can you make from the word ‘punishment’?
• Slide 3: Punishment Recap 1 - What was the main purpose of each punishment?
• Slide 4: Punishment Recap 2 - Four recap questions about the nature of the Bloody Code
• Slide 5: Starter Image - Students aim to infer information from an illustration of the Tyburn Treet.
• Slide 6-9: Background information covering the executions at Tyburn and the problems the execution day caused for the authorities.
• Slide 10: Background information and discussion question giving reasons for the end of the Bloody Code.
• Slide 11: Printable worksheet for students to outline the factors which led to the end in the use of the Bloody Code.
• Slide 12: Worksheet style questions covering the end of public executions, transportation and Bloody Code.
• Slide 13-14: Learning Review - 12 question quiz with answers.
• Slide 15-16: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the similarity and difference exam question with useful sentence starters.
• Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ questions with exam tips.
• Slide 19-20: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the 16 mark ‘How far’ question with exam tips.
• Slide 21: Lesson fact sheet
• Slide 22: More from RA Resources

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