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Students examine the newly defined crimes of smuggling, vagabondage, Puritan crimes and witchcraft as well as the continuation of the crime of poaching in Early Modern England.

The lesson resources include:

• 2 x A4 Worksheets (PPTX)
• 1 x 25 Slide Main Power Point Lesson

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

The 25 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: As You Enter Warm Up - Pick two items from the table which you think are the most smuggled in items to the UK in the present day. Answers in the notes section.
• Slide 3-4: Recap - Students given 8 multiple choice questions about the crimes of heresy and treason in Early Modern England. Answers provided.
• Slide 5-6: Starter - Students use images to identify which crimes they will focus on in the lesson. Includes answers and challenge question.
• Slide 7: Background information about the newly defined crimes of the time.
• Slide 8-9: Task 1 - Students match up the crime to its definition.
• Slide 10-16 Task 2 - A series of fact sheets for each crime and a table for students to complete covering what the crimes were, why they were introduced, how they were punished and attitudes in society towards the crimes.
• Slide 17: Task 3 - Students asked to rate how far each factor contributed to the definition of new crimes in Early Modern England in a graph style format.
• Slide 18: Challenge questions
• Slide 19-20: Learning Review Specific Fact Quiz - 10 questions with answers.
• Slide 21: EXAM FOCUS - An example of the 4 mark similarity and difference questions
• Slide 22: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question.
• Slide 23: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree?’ question.
• Slide 24: Lesson Fact Sheet
• Slide 25: More from RA Resources

All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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