History A2 Unit 3

History A2 Unit 3 - The Mid-Tudor Crisis

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Miss Shorrock

Unit 6

Week	Details & links	Assessed work / further work
1	Introduction to the Course General Introduction to the Tudor State 1547-58 and the idea of a 'crisis'.
2	Context of Mid-Tudor England Changes in the period and whos who?
3	Historiography and the story of 1547-58
4	Henry VIII and factional rivalry
5	Henry VIII - how good a King was he?
6	The last years of Henry VIII
THE REIGN OF EDWARD VII
7	Was the reign of a minor, necessarily a negative experience for the country?
8	The legacy of Henry VIII - problems facing Edwards gov't
EDWARD: REGENT 1 - SOMERSET
9	An introduction to Edward Seymour
10	Somerset's foreign policy
11	Religious change under Somerset
12	Somerset: Gov't, Politics and the State
13	The Ketts and Western Rebellion: 1549 a dangerous year for the Tudor Gov't
14	The Causes and Consequences of the Rebellions
15	The Fall of Somerset
16	Overview of Lord Protesctor Somerset
17	Revison skills - mindmapping
EDWARD: REGENT 2 - NORTHUMBERLAND
18	Why did John Dudley replace Somerset?
19	An introduction to the reign of Northumberland
20	How effective was government under the Duke of Northumberland?
21	Northumberland: Politics and the State
22	Foreign Policy under Northumberland
23	Religious change under Northumberland
24	The succession crisis
25	Northumberland: the end of a regency

26	Somerset v Northumberland
27	Historical Interpretations on Edward VI

THE REIGN OF MARY I
28	An introduction to Mary I
29	Why was Mary I able to establish herself on the throne so quickly and decisively?
30	Mary I - the person and the Queen
31	Mary I; Government, Politics and State
32	What was the aim and nature of Marian foreign policy?
33	Mary Tudor and religious reform
34	How popular were the religious changes of Mary I's reign?

SUMMARY
35	Was there a political crisis during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I?
36	Revision and exam practice