Y107 Note: Based on 3x 50 minute lessons per week Terms based on 6 term year. Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources The stability of the monarchy 1 1 Weaknesses of the Mid Tudor Monarchs Issues of Edward VI’s age The weaknesses in government and finance inherited from Henry VIII Somerset’s seizure of power Issues of Mary Tudor’s gender and age OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 1 2 Marriage and securing the succession Lady Jane Grey, Northumberland and the devise for the succession in 1553 Mary Tudor securing the Throne Marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain and its failure The peaceful succession in 1558 OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 1 3 Government and Faction 1549-58 Faction and its impact during the rule of Somerset and Northumberland Somerset as Lord Protector and Northumberland as President of the Council Control of government and faction Economy, finance and the problem of debasement Social and economic problems Foreign policy Scotland and France Factional conflict under Somerset and Northumberland The government of Mary Tudor Factional conflict between Paget and Gardiner under Mary. OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loade The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex
Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources Religious changes 1 4 Key figures The Role of Somerset and Northumberland Edward VI’s beliefs Protestant reformers Mary I Stephen Gardiner and Bishop Bonner OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 1 5 The religious and ecclesiastical policies 1547–1558 Protestant Legislation Book of homilies Repeal of the Act of Six articles The Prayer Books Acts of Uniformity 42 articles Mary I’s legislation Acts of repeal Parliamentary resistance Bonners Homilies 12 Decrees Persecution of Protestants The extent and results of religious change under Edward and Mary OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loade The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 1 6 Reaction to Religious Changes Support for changes Opposition to changes The religious changes at a local level Unrest and upheaval connected to religion Attitudes to Marian policies, Catholic restoration and persecution. OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loade The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex Rebellion and unrest 1 7 Causes and nature of rebellion and unrest Causes of Rebellion Issues of succession Religion OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson
Taxes Enclosure Other Economic /social problems Nature of Rebellions Threat to the Crown Religious challenges Resistance to government authority England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loade The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 2 8 Social and economic problems and their role in rebellion Inflation Poverty Inflation and price rises Enclosure OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 2 9 The rebellions of 1549 Causes of Western and Kett rebellions Events of the Rebellions Consequences of the rebellions OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex 2 10 Rebellions against Mary Tudor 1553 (Lady Jane Grey) Role of Religion Northumberland and succession Mary’s response to the rebellion 1554 (Wyatt) The Spanish Marriage Protestantism as a factor in rebellion The planned rebellion Wyatt’s rebellion and its failure Consequences of Wyatt’s rebellion OCR A Level History: England Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under the Tudors, Elton Power in Tudor England, Loades The Tudor Years, Lotherington Tudor England, O’Sullivan & Lockyer The Tudors, Rex
assassination of William of Orange execution of Mary Queen of Scots effects of the Spanish Armada, Gravelines and the Tilbury Speech recognition of the United Provinces attacks on Lisbon, Cadiz and Panama price inflation criticism of monarchy Hurstfield The Reign of Elizabeth I, Levin The Reign of Elizabeth I, Lee The Reign of Elizabeth: England Schools History Project, Mervyn Elizabeth I and the Government of England, Randell Elizabeth I, Regan The Later Tudors. England 1547-1603, Williams 4 22 Nature and extent of economic and social problems reasons for and reactions to extreme poverty in the 1590s rising unemployment plague food riots, anti-enclosure riots and the Oxfordshire Rising (1596) government responses and the role of the Privy Council the Poor Law Acts of 1598 and 1601 OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603, Warren Elizabeth I, Fellows Elizabeth I and the Unity of England, Hurstfield The Reign of Elizabeth I, Levin The Reign of Elizabeth I, Lee The Reign of Elizabeth: England Schools History Project, Mervyn The Later Tudors. England 1547-1603, Williams 4 23 Causes, nature and effect of rebellion in Ireland changing attitude to Ireland, fear of foreign intervention and assertion of authority impact of discovery of the New World and colonialism legacy of previous revolts, wars and intervention role and skill of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone development of disciplined Irish troops alliance with Maguire and the O’Donnells impact of the Battle of Yellow Ford and destruction of the Munster plantation OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603, Warren Elizabeth I, Fellows Elizabeth I and the Unity of England, Hurstfield The Reign of Elizabeth I, Levin The Reign of Elizabeth I, Lee Elizabeth I and the Government of England, Randell
the Spanish army at Kinsale role of the English commanders, Essex and Mountjoy Elizabeth I, Regan The Later Tudors. England 1547-1603, Williams 4 23 Causes, nature and effect of the Essex Rebellion impact of Robert Cecil and court faction personality of Essex failure in Ireland and arrest economic ruin extent of support and threat Elizabeth’s methods in crushing the rebellion OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603, Warren Elizabeth I, Fellows Elizabeth I and the Unity of England, Hurstfield The Reign of Elizabeth I, Levin The Reign of Elizabeth I, Lee Elizabeth I and the Government of England, Randell Elizabeth I, Regan The Later Tudors. England 1547-1603, Williams 5 24 Elizabeth’s reputation and methods of propaganda arguments of decay and indecision in later years versus continuity and effectiveness relative seriousness of problems beyond 1588 stage management of James’ succession OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, Elizabeth I: Meeting the challenge, England 1541-1603, Warren Elizabeth I, Fellows Elizabeth I and the Unity of England, Hurstfield The Reign of Elizabeth I, Levin The Reign of Elizabeth I, Lee Elizabeth I and the Government of England, Randell Elizabeth I, Regan The Later Tudors. England 1547-1603, Williams 5 25+ Revision and exam preparation