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A-level Topic Guide: The Tudors

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The Tudors remain the most popular British unit of study at A-level across the examination boards.  Whichever board you are studying with and whatever the focus of your study unit on the Tudors, the resources in this unit will support you as you develop your subject knowledge, write essays and revise. 

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Introduction

• Tudors topic guide: introduction

The Monarchs and their Advisers

• The Monarchs and their Advisors: introduction
• Royal authority: Henry VII–Elizabeth I
• Cardinal Wolsey: the rise and fall
• Cardinal Wolsey: Wolsey as statesman
• Private lives of the Tudors
• Thomas Cromwell
• Elizabeth I
• Elizabeth I's Women
• The Tudor court
• Parliament: introduction
• The role and function of Parliaments
• Tudor government
• A mid-Tudor crisis?

Foreign Policy

• Foreign policy: introduction
• Henry VIII and Spain
• Elizabeth I and Spain: the road to war
• The Armada campaign of 1588
• The role of Devon's militia during the Spanish Armada crisis
• The Spanish Armada of... 1597?
• The Casket Letters
• A commercial revolution

Domestic Policy

• Domestic Policy: introduction
• Tudor enclosures
• Women, education and literacy in Tudor and Stuart England
• African and Caribbean British History: Tudor Period
• Currency and the economy in Tudor and early Stuart England
• Film: The ladies-in-waiting who served the six wives of Henry VIII
• Religion: introduction
• The English Reformation
• Recycling the monastic building: the dissolution in southern England
• Regional aspects of the Scottish Reformation
• John Knox and womankind: a reappraisal
• The Council of the North
• A tale of two chancellors: the ineffectual Reformation in Elizabethan Staffordshire
• Right well kept: Peterborough Abbey 1536–39

Poverty, rebellion and disorder

• Poverty, Rebellion and Disorder: introduction
• Tudor rebellions: Henry VII – Elizabeth I
• Poverty under the Tudors
• Faction in Tudor England
• Kett's Rebellion 1549
• Royal authority: Henry VII - Elizabeth I

Interpretations Films

• Introduction: Interpretations
• Tudor Royal Authority - Overview
• Discussion: Personality and Tudor Royal Authority
• Discussion: The significance of advisers
• Discussion: Religion
• Discussion: Foreign Relations
• Discussion: Domestic Politics

Revision & Reading

• Reading List
• Revision Quiz
• Past Exam Papers

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AS and A-level History

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• Introduction
• Specification at a glance
• 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
• 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only)

1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603

• 1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
• 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only)
• 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885
• 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
• 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
• 1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
• 1K The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
• 1L The quest for political stability: Germany, 1871–1991
• 2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
• 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
• 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only)
• 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
• 2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
• 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715 (A-level only)
• 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
• 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only)
• 2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
• 2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941 (A-level only)
• 2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
• 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
• 2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
• 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
• 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
• 2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980
• 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
• 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
• 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only)
• Component 3: Historical investigation (non-exam assessment) (A-level only)
• Scheme of assessment
• Non-exam assessment administration
• General administration

This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period through the following key questions:

• How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?
• In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?
• How did relations with foreign powers change and how was the succession secured?
• How did English society and economy change and with what effects?
• How far did intellectual and religious ideas change and develop and with what effects?
• How important was the role of key individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments?

Part one: consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547

Henry vii, 1485–1509.

• Henry Tudor’s consolidation of power: character and aims; establishing the Tudor dynasty
• Government: councils, parliament, justice, royal finance, domestic policies
• Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; securing the succession; marriage alliances
• Society: churchmen, nobles and commoners; regional division; social discontent and rebellions
• Economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity and depression
• Religion; humanism; arts and learning

Henry VIII, 1509–1547

• Henry VIII: character and aims; addressing Henry VII’s legacy
• Government: Crown and Parliament, ministers, domestic policies including the establishment of Royal Supremacy
• Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; securing the succession
• Society: elites and commoners; regional issues and the social impact of religious upheaval; rebellion
• Religion: renaissance ideas; reform of the Church; continuity and change by 1547

Part two: England: turmoil and triumph, 1547–1603 (A-level only)

Instability and consolidation: 'the mid-tudor crisis', 1547–1563 (a-level only).

• Edward VI, Somerset and Northumberland; royal authority; problems of succession; relations with foreign powers
• The social impact of religious and economic changes under Edward VI; rebellion; intellectual developments; humanist and religious thought
• Mary I and her ministers; royal authority; problems of succession; relations with foreign powers
• The social impact of religious and economic changes under Mary I; rebellion; intellectual developments; humanist and religious thought
• Elizabeth I: character and aims; consolidation of power, including the Act of Settlement and relations with foreign powers
• The impact of economic, social and religious developments in the early years of Elizabeth's rule

The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 (A-level only)

• Elizabethan government: court, ministers and parliament; factional rivalries
• Foreign affairs: issues of succession; Mary, Queen of Scots; relations with Spain
• Society: continuity and change; problems in the regions; social discontent and rebellions
• Economic development: trade, exploration and colonisation; prosperity and depression
• Religious developments, change and continuity; the English renaissance and ‘the Golden Age’ of art, literature and music
• The last years of Elizabeth: the state of England politically, economically, religiously and socially by 1603

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The Curriculum

History: aqa a level the tudors: england 1485 - 1603.

1 The Weimar Republic 1918-1933

1.1 Establishment Of The Weimar Republic 1918-1924

1.1.1 Post WW1

1.1.2 Weimar Constitution

1.1.3 Peace Settlement

1.1.4 Economic Issues

1.1.5 Social Issues

1.1.6 Extremist Threats

1.1.7 Political Instability & The Invasion of the Ruhr

1.1.8 Weimar Government by 1924

1.2 The 'Golden Age' Of The Weimar Republic 1924-1928

1.2.1 Economic Developments

1.2.2 Industry & Agriculture

1.2.3 Social Developments

1.2.4 Political Parties

1.2.5 Political Stability

1.2.6 Germany's International Position

1.3 The Collapse of Democracy 1928-1933

1.3.1 The Impact Of The Depression

1.3.2 Politics After The Depression

1.3.3 The Appeal Of Extremism

1.3.4 'Backstairs Intrigue'

1.3.5 Political Developments

1.3.6 The State by March 1933

2 Nazi Germany 1933-1945

2.1 The Nazi Dictatorship 1933-1939

2.1.1 Hitler's Consolidation Of Power

2.1.2 The Terror State

2.1.3 Opposition

2.1.4 Economic Policies

2.1.5 Impact Of Economic Policies

2.1.6 Social Policies

2.1.7 Volksgemeinschaft

2.2 The Racial State 1933-1941

2.2.1 The Radicalisation Of The State

2.2.2 Anti-Semitism

2.2.3 Development Of Anti-Semitic Policies

2.2.4 Treatment of the Jews in the Early Years of War

2.3 The Impact Of War 1939-1945

2.3.1 Home Front

2.3.2 Impact On Society

2.3.3 War Economy

2.3.4 Policies Towards The Jews & Untermenschen

2.3.5 Opposition

2.3.6 Nazi State by 1945

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ESSAY PLANS

Here are some examples of plans that can be used when writing an essay on the subject of the Tudors and Stuarts:

• Was the Henrician Reformation more than 'Catholicism without the Pope'?
• How Did The Tudors Pay For Government?
• Why did Elizabeth pursue a compromised religious settlement in 1559?
• Why was there no opposition to Elizabeth I's succession?
• Why Elizabeth 1’s religious settlement survive despite opposition from the Puritans and Catholics?
• Was James I more successful in dealing with the problems of Puritanism after 1618 than in the years 1603-1611?
• How far was Foreign Policy during Henry VIII's reign influenced by religious considerations?
• Were the religious reforms of Henry VIII and Edward VI popular?
• How successful was Henry VII in managing the royal finances?
• How far did the religion of English people change under the Tudors?
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A level History, Tudors: mid-Tudor crisis essay plan

Subject: History

Age range: 16+

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

22 February 2018

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