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A FULLY RESOURCED UNIT of 19 lessons for the new** WJEC ‘Made for Wales’ curriculum.**
Covers all of UNIT 1: Early Modern - Wales and the early Tudors, c.1485–c.1547.
Lessons are based on the specification and cover:

• 15th Century Welsh life in scociety, language and religion.
• Edwardian Settlement,
• Marches & Lords,
• Wars of the Roses
• Students will be able to understand the origins of the Tudors
• Henry Earl of Richmond, his ancestors and Pembbroke
• Margret Beaufort’s significance
• The end of Wars of the Roses – the Battle of Bosworth and Battle of Stoke
• Richard III
• Jasper Tudor
• The Stanley Brothers
• Henry VII’s early actions on securing the throne
• Elizabeth of York
• End of Chapter 1 assessment
• Henry VII’s relationship with Marcher Lords
• Re-establishment of the Council in the Marches of Wales 1493
• Welsh gentry roles in controlling the country including Sir Rhys ap Thomas and William ap Gruffudd
• Exam question practice
• Significance of Princes of Wales (Arthur and Henry)
• Assessment
• Wales’ position 1509 - 1531 and Henry VIII’s early reign
• Bishop John Veysey as Lord President
• Troublesome Marcher Lords; Herberts and Lordship or Magnor
• Significance of Princes Mary as Princess of Wales
• Rhys ap Gruffydd
• The Reformation in Wales
• The Acts of Union
• End of Unit Assessment
• Lessons also contain exam questions set around the WJEC SAMs issued to teachers.

I recommend downloading the WJEC Knowledge Organisers to support in the teaching of this unit.