This Elizabethan England / Tudor lesson investigates the challenges and problems Elizabeth I faced on her accession to the throne in 1558, including political, economic, religious, being a women / gender, legitimacy and foreign affairs. Students will study all these reasons before evaluating which was the greatest challenge to Elizabeth.

This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, clip questions/activities, interpretations with notes table, spider web linking activity, a think pair share activity, a consolidation evaluation written question and a plenary.

Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion.

This lesson can be used alongside other GCSE Elizabethan England lessons - you can adapt to any exam board. The growing bundle of lessons can be found here:
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I also have a smaller Elizabethan England poverty bundle, which can be found here:
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You can also use this lesson with your KS3 classes, alongside our huge, and growing, bundle on ‘Tudor Times’ which includes lessons on the Reformation, Elizabeth & Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots, Bloody Mary and Reformation Rollercoaster. It can be found here:
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