The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588

Troubles at Home and Abroad 2/2: Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603

Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Troubles at Home and Abroad. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • Religious matters: the question of religion, English Catholicism and Protestantism; the Northern Rebellion; Elizabeth's excommunication; the missionaries; Catholic plots and the threat to the Elizabethan settlement; the nature and ideas of the Puritans and Puritanism; Elizabeth and her government's responses and policies towards religious matters. • Mary Queen of Scots: background; Elizabeth and Parliament’s treatment of Mary; the challenge posed by Mary; plots; execution and its impact. • Conflict with Spain: reasons; events; naval warfare, including tactics and technology; the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment: 01 - Mary, Queen of Scots 02 - Elizabeth and Parliament’s Reaction to Mary, Queen of Scots' Arrival to England, 1568 03 - The Northern Rebellion, 1569 04 - The Growth of Catholic Opposition to the Religious Settlement - Elizabeth's Excommunication 05 - The Ridolfi Plot, 1571 and The Throckmorton Plot, 1583 06 - The Babington Plot, 1586 07 - The Trial and Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 08 - Elizabeth I's Response to the Catholic Threats 09 - Elizabeth's Control - The Failure of Rebellions and Revolts 10 - The Catholics Challenge Abroad 11 - The Reasons for the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 12 - Naval Warfare - Tactics and Technology of the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1588 13 - The Battle of Gravelines and Tilbury, 1588 14 - The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 15 - The Significance of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada 16 - The End of Elizabeth I's Reign as Monarch 17 - Troubles at Home and Abroad: Assessment 18 - Troubles at Home and Abroad: Revision Guide The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain outstanding results over a period of time: 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My GCSE History classes have also consistently attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. In addition, this specific component’s outcomes - Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - are consistently above the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying GCSE History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©