AQA A Level History: The Tudors, England 1485–1603 Complete Bundle

AQA GCE A Level 1C, The Tudors: England, 1485–1603

I have produced this bundle of resources on The Tudors to help A level history students access the course and make the transition from GCSE to A Level smoothly.

Henry VII: Students assess his character and aims and his continuing use of Government institutions, from councils, parliament and local lords to the changes he made in his collection of the royal finances. They will judge the significance of individuals, the economic development of trade and exploration, his limited aims in foreign policy, the consequences of his diplomacy, the role of religion and the development of the arts.

Henry VIII: Students will assess his character and personality, the significance of individuals in his reign such as Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell as well as economic development, his aims in foreign policy and the political, social, economic and religious upheaval caused by his divorce and the break with Rome.

Edward VI: Students will learn how cold and callous Edward could be, the significance of the Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland and how they tackled the problems of finance, the economy, law and order, religion and foreign policy. Finally they will about the key reformers and the new Evangelicals such as Archbishop Cranmer, Bishop John Fisher and John Hooper.

Mary I: Students will evaluate the significance of her Government, the role of Parliament, her marriage to Philip II of Spain, the Counter Reformation, Marian martyrs and the economic situation she inherited.

Elizabeth I: Students will learn about Religious Settlement of 1559, her character and aims and how Elizabeth’s Government worked on a local as well as national level. They will judge the significance of her foreign policy in relation to Catholic and Puritan threats at home and abroad as well as poverty with increasing inflation and poor harvests. Finally they will evaluate how much the arts, education, exploration and colonisation can be attributed to a Golden Age.

All 67 lessons include:
Both AQA exam question styles
Model answers and exemplar responses
Essay structure guidance and scaffolding
Mark schemes and examiner-style advice
Retrieval practice and analytical tasks
Support for evaluation, interpretation and judgement

Please note: official AQA assessment materials are subject to copyright and should be accessed via the AQA website where appropriate.

The individual lessons can be found starting here on Henry VII: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12787897

Please note I have written a Revision Guide to complement these lessons which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13150174