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10A HISTORY
Title: To investigate Elizabeth I’s background

LOBJ: To describe one problem that Elizabeth faced

using accurate detail in 1558.

STARTER: Each person on your table has a profile of a

person involved in Elizabeth I’s background.

1. Read your profile and highlight 3 pieces of

information that you find interesting.
2. Finish the sentence starter below the profile
- The fact I find most interesting is…
You are in groups of 4.
• Take it in turns to tell the rest of your group what fact you found
most interesting and why.

- The fact I found most interesting was… because…

- Questions?
Elizabeth’s father: Henry VIII
• Born in June 1491
• He became king when he was 17 after the death of his brother in
1509.
• He was popular, handsome and intellectual in his youth.
• He was married 6 times.
• He broke away from the Catholic church and set up the Church of
England in the 1530s. 1. Highlight 3 things you find
most interesting.
• He had 3 legitimate children: Mary; Elizabeth and Edward. 2. The fact I find most
interesting
• He was lazy and often relied on the work of his advisers. is_____________________
• He repeatedly went to war with France and Spain. ______________________
____
• His reign has been referred to as a reign of terror. He executed 3. because
as many as 72,000 people including relatives and friends for ______________________
opposing him. ______________________
______________________
• He died in 1547. _________
Elizabeth’s mother: Anne Boleyn
• Born in 1501. She was born to a noble family.
• She was a Lady of Waiting in the Royal Court serving
Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII’s first wife).
• She was very well educated.
1. Highlight 3 things you find
• She had Protestant beliefs. most interesting.
• She became romantically involved with Henry VIII in the 2. The fact I find most interesting
1520s and refused to be his mistress. She demanded to is________________________
_______________________
be his wife. 3. because
• She was Henry’s second wife and they were married for 3 _________________________
_________________________
years. _________________________
• She had one daughter, Elizabeth. _________________________
_________________________
• She was accused of adultery, treason and witchcraft and _________________________
was executed in May 1536.
Elizabeth’s brother: Edward Tudor
• He was born in 1537 and was the son of Henry VIII and Jane
Seymour (Henry’s third wife).
• He became king when he was 9 years old.
• Due to Edward’s age the country was ran by the Lord Protector: the
Duke of Somerset and later the Duke of Northumberland.
• He was a strict Protestant who introduced an English prayer book 1. Highlight 3 things you find
and destroyed images in churches. most interesting.
• Poverty was a massive problem and inflation was high during his 2. The fact I find most interesting
reign. is________________________
_______________________
• He faced rebellions in 1549 due to his changes to the church and 3. because
poverty. _________________________
• In 1549 Elizabeth was investigated for plotting to overthrow _________________________
Edward. _________________________
• He died from tuberculosis in 1553 aged 15. _________________________
_________________________
• On his death bed he named his Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey as _________________________
his successor, not his sisters. _________________________
Elizabeth’s sister: Mary Tudor
• She was born in February 1516 and was the daughter Henry VIII and
Catherine of Aragon (Henry’s first wife)
• The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon was annulled
making her, Mary Tudor, illegitimate but she was restored to
succession in 1543.
• She became queen in July 1533, aged 37. 1. Highlight 3 things you find
• She married her cousin King Philip of Spain but there were no most interesting.
children. Due to this marriage there was a rebellion called Wyatt’s 2. The fact I find most
rebellion. Elizabeth was accused of being involved in this. interesting
• Mary restored Catholicism and the power of the Pope to England. is_______________________
________________________
• Mary burned 282 Protestant heretics at the stake. 3. because
• During her reign there were bad harvests, high inflation and plagues ________________________
which left her unpopular. ________________________
• She went to war against France and lost England’s last French ________________________
possession (Calais) in 1588. ________________________
________________________
• She died in 1558, aged 42. ________________________
________________________
Challenges facing
Elizabeth in 1558
Listen to me read the information sheet
about Elizabeth I’s childhood.
• Highlight any words you do not understand.
In pairs take it in turns to read through the
information.
• If you have any highlighted words can your partner help you to
annotate them.
 Key words
1. Heir
2. Treason
3. Act
4. Succession
5. Illegitimate
6. Noble
7. Rebellion
8. Tower of London
9. House arrest
10. Protestant
 THINK – PAIR - SHARE
Thinking about her family and her background what
problems do you think Elizabeth could face when she
becomes queen?
Challenges facing
Elizabeth in 1558
 Describe one problem that Elizabeth would
face in accurate detail (Choose 1/2/3).
Example:
One problem Elizabeth would face is her gender. As an unmarried woman many did not think that she
would be strong enough to rule the country. This was evidenced by the fact that her sister Mary I had
been very unpopular and had engaged with an unsuccessful war with France and had seen poverty.

1. A problem Elizabeth faced was money…

Edward; Mary; Mary; wars; France; Spain; bad harvests; £250,000

2. A problem Elizabeth faced was international relations…

France; war; Spain; Philip; marriage; peace; debt £250,000

3. A problem Elizabeth faced was religion…

Father; marriage; Church of England; Protestant; Mary; Catholic; rebellion; civil war; divided; rebellion
To finish
In pairs discuss how Elizabeth might approach her reign differently
than her father, brother and sister.

• Elizabeth might do things differently because…

• I agree/disagree because…
 Extra-curricular
Books
The Spanish Princess: Phillipa Gregory
The Other Boleyn Girl: Phillipa Gregory
Elizabeth I: Helen Castor
Black Tudors: Miranda Kaufmann
Time Travellers Guide to Elizabethan England: Ian Mortimer

Films
The Other Boleyn Girl
Elizabeth
Elizabeth the Golden Age

TV Series
Becoming Elizabeth