KS3 KS2 Tudor History - The Challenges faced by King Edward VI of England 1547-1553

In this lesson, students will examine the challenges that Edward VI faced as a young Tudor king as well as the expectations he had as a new Tudor monarch. The outcome of the lesson will be students writing a letter to advise Edward VI about these challenges.

• Background Information: Interesting and well presented information about the succession of Edward VI after the death of Henry VIII
• **Task 1: **Students identify and select their top 5 qualities they believe a Tudor monarch should have.
• Task 2: Students discuss and then note down the various challenges Edward faced as a young King of England.
• Task 3: Students use their knowledge from the lesson so far to write a letter of advice to Edward. A writing frame is provided for this task.
• Challenge Task: Students asked to think about the qualities and skills needed by the modern day English monarchy.

ALSO INCLUDES AN A4 WRITING FRAME

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