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| Subject | Elizabeth I |
Teacher | Miss Shorrock |
Unit 3 |
Coursework | Duration | out of |
| Week | Details & links | Assessed work / further work |
| 1 | Introducton to AS History and
introduction to Unit 3 Coursework Question = 'To what extent was Mary, Queen of Scots, the major cause of instability in Elizabethan England?' Units of study covered. Background to the Tudor family and how it linked to the Stuart line. Introduction to Unit 3 |
Homework = To research England
in the 1500s (to cover population, social structure, religion and government) |
| 2 | Unit
1 Elizabeth and Mary I - two different personalities. Aim is to understand what Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots were like in terms of character and as ruler or potential ruler. Analysis of the Armada portrait to help analyse Elizabeth's image. Elizabeth and Mary: two different personalities |
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| 3 | Mary, Queen of Scots -
biography up to her escape to England in 1568. |
Homwork = Research William
Cecil, Lord Burghley ie Elizabeht's Secretary of State |
| 4 |
Background to Elizabeth and the
marriage issue. Introduction to Unit 1: Marriage and Succession Prospective candidates - who were they, why did they want to marry Elizabeth, the advantage and disadvantage to Elizabeth of marrying each one, how close Elizabeth was to actually marrying them. Blind Date |
Homework = write a paragraph on
the role of the Privy Council, Court and Parliament in Elizabethan
England |
| 5 |
Timeline: The Succession Issue Investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the two main claimants to Elizabeth's throne (ie Mary, Queen of Scots and the Suffolk line) The claimants to the throne |
Homework = Find historical
interpretatons and opinions on the succession issue - was it a problem
for Elizabeth or not? |
| 6 |
Elizabeth's attitude to the
succesion issue and why the issue was virtually over by 1587. Elizabeth's behaviour over the succession Unit 1 Overview and Essay |
Essay = 'To what extent was Mary, Queen of Scots,
responsible for the succession crisis?' Time period = 1 week |
| 7 |
Unit 2 Mary, Queen of Scots - background. Why was there rebellion in Scotland? The return of Mary Stuart. Mary Stuart and the murder of Darnley. |
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| 8 |
Mary, Queen of Scots arrives in
England. What problems did it cause for Elizabeth and why? Overview of Mary, Queen of Scots time in England and the major issues surrounding her. Mary's English Adventures |
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| 9 |
Plots against Elizabeth and
their chances of success (Northern Earls Rebellion, Ridolfi Plot,
Throckmorton Plot, Babington Plot) |
Homework = Find historical
interpretatons and opinions on the plots against Elizabeth - was it a
problem for Elizabeth or not? |
| 10 |
Plots against Elizabeth and
their chances of success (Northern Earls Rebellion, Ridolfi Plot,
Throckmorton Plot, Babington Plot) Plots against Elizabeth Essay Framework |
Essay = 'To what extent did plots in England
destabilise Elizabeth?' Time period = 1 week |
| 11 |
Unit 3 Introduction on the importance and siginificance of Mary, Queen of Scots to foreign catholics and the possible threat that foreign catholics could pose toElizabeth Investigate the extent of foreign involvement that existed in the previous studied plots (ie Northern Earls, Ridolfi Plot, Throckmorton Plot) Plots and foreign involvement Foreign Invovement in English plots ppt |
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| 12 |
Overview of Elizabethan foreign
policy Scotland 1568-1585 Anglo-French relations 1568-1585 Spain and the Netherlands 1568-1585 Foreign policy overview Foreign policy questions |
Homework = The excommunication
of Elizabeth |
| 13 |
In depth; Anglo-French Relations
1558-85 Timeline of key events Investigate a) What factors affected Anglo-French relations? b)Why did Anglo-French relations change in the years from 1564? Anglo-French Timeline |
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| 14 |
In depth: Anglo-Scottish Policy Why was Elizabeth drawn into relations with Scotland? How did Scotland affect Elizabethan foreign policy? |
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| 15 |
In depth: England and Spain Introduction: Tensions between England and Spain 1558-88 The deterioration of Anglo-Spanish relations 1563-85 |
Homework = Anglo-Spanish
Hostility. Notes on Alva and Spanish Silver, St. John of Ulva, the
Ridolfi Plot and the Treaty of Blois. For each to say how it helped to
lead to a deterioration in relations between England and Spain. |
| 16 |
In depth; England and Spain The 1580's, the road to war Source work on whether Elizabeth should have intervened in the Netherlands when she did or if it was completely the wrong decision. |
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| 17 |
How did the war between England
and Spain develop in the years 1585-1604? Anglo-Spanish relations 1585-1604 Overview: Elizabeth and Foreign Policy Unit 3 Essay Examples |
Essay: 'Elizabeth's position as Queen of England
was weakened as a result of foreign catholics'. Discuss the validity of
this statement Time period = 1 week |
| 18 |
Unit 4 Overview: The Puritan Threat Elizabeth's religious views Nature of the Settlement Puritan Overview Elizabeths and the Puritans |
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| 19 |
The Puritans: Key ideas Key Individuals Religious glossary Moderate Puritans: their wishes and the extent to which they were a threat Puritan Key Ideas |
Homework = What was the
'Vestarian Controversy' of 1566 and why did it cause problems for
Elizabeth? |
| 20 |
Overview: Puritan groups and the
threat they posed The decline of puritanism Puritan Groups and the threat they posed |
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| 21 |
Coursework Outline of coursework requirements. Overview of units and how they interlink Pupils answer the coursework question |
Coursework |
| 22 |
Remaining lessons upto Easter
break, pupils work on coursework |
Coursework Deadline = Easter break |
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