Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources 1 4 Royal Government Royal finances and their administration Opposition to taxation in Yorkshire and Cornwall Administration Councils Local government and parliament OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson Henry VII’s foreign policy 1 5 England’s position in Europe in 1485. Relations with: Burgundy France Scotland Spain OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 1 5 Henry VII’s aims Connection between foreign and internal security. OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 1 6 Key events and actions Treaties of Medina del campo, Redon, Etaples and Ayton Marriage negotiations OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson
Wolsey’s fall The Role of Anne Boleyn Foreign affairs and the Great Matter Wolsey’s solutions and the court at Blackfriars Failure and the fall of Wolsey 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson The reign of Henry VIII after 1529 2 10 Religious change and opposition, Religious legislation in the 1530s and 1540s The Dissolution of the Monasteries and Chantries The Pilgrimage of Grace The Fall of Cromwell The Cleaves marriage Religious policy and Henry VIII Enemies at Court OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 2 11 Thomas Cromwell Cromwell’s rise Cromwell’s reform of government in the 1530s Government Royal Power Parliament OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 2 12 Foreign policy in the 1540s War With France The Capture of Boulogne War With Scotland The Treaty of Greenwich and the rough OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors,
wooing Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 2 13 Faction in 1540s; The extent of Henry VIII’s role in government in the 1540s and his declining health Howard vs. Seymour Factions Factional conflict in the 1540s Henry’s will and the dry stamp OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century, Dawson England under The Tudors, Elton Henry VIII to Mary I 1509-58. 3rd Edition – Turvey The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 Rogerson , Ellsmore & Hudson 3 14 OPTIONAL Exam Skills and Practice Questions Y106: Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources The stability of the monarchy 3 15 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 1485–1603, 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 3 16 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 1485–1603, 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 3 17 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 OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, 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
under Mary. The Tudors, Rex Religious changes 3 18 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 1485–1603, 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 3 19 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 1485–1603, 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 4 20 Reaction to Religious Changes Support for changes Opposition to changes The religious changes at a local level Unrest and upheaval connected to religion OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, Fellows & Dicken, The Tudor Century,
Attitudes to Marian policies, Catholic restoration and persecution. 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 4 21 Causes and nature of rebellion and unrest Causes of Rebellion Issues of succession Religion Taxes Enclosure Other Economic /social problems Nature of Rebellions Threat to the Crown Religious challenges Resistance to government authority OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, 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 4 22 Social and economic problems and their role in rebellion Inflation Poverty Inflation and price rises Enclosure OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, 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 4 23 The rebellions of 1549 Causes of Western and Kett rebellions Events of the Rebellions Consequences of the rebellions OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603, 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 4 24 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 1485–1603, 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