AQA A Level 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603
The aim of this lesson is to evaluate the role Wolsey and Henry VIII played in Europe and if he did indeed play third fiddle throughout.
Students begin the lesson by recapping Henry VII’s foreign policy and are also introduced to the new players in Europe in their respective countries.
They are given numerous facts and scenarios where Wolsey and Henry attempt to assert their authority and political craft in Europe. These include the French wars, the Battle of Flodden, the Treaties of Bruges, London and Amiens, the Field of the Cloth of Gold and the Peace of Cambrai. Students then have to decide how effective and far reaching their policies were.
They will be required to evaluate their Tudor foreign policy and ultimately decide if Wolsey and Henry VIII were major players in Europe or just pawns of France and Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor.
The plenary analyses an extract, from which students use their newly acquired knowledge to test its judgement.
There is some exam practice to complete with writing frame and markscheme to use if required.
There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work.
The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit.
The lesson is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Something went wrong, please try again later.
This resource hasn't been reviewed yet
To ensure quality for our reviews, only customers who have purchased this resource can review it
to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions.
Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch.