Understanding Henry VIII's Legacy and the Mid-Tudor Crisis

Explore Henry VIII's legacy and its impact on the Mid-Tudor crisis to better understand the historical context and arguments surrounding this period for exam preparation in AQA A Level History.

• Tudor history
• Henry VIII
• Mid-Tudor crisis
• AQA exam
• Historical context

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1. AQA A Level History Paper 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603 Henry VIII s legacy

2. Our Constitution I have the right to teach You have the right to learn I will: Help you gain the information and skills you need to pass your exams Provide materials to support your learning Mark and return your work as quickly as possible You will: Keep the rules of your Learning Agreement Listen and speak courteously to your teacher and other learners Do the work and memorise the information you need to pass your exams Keep your materials in a tidy, up-to-date folder Add to your knowledge and understanding by reading and reflecting

3. Contact details Teacher: Isobel Baxter Isobel.Baxter@thomroth.ac.uk 01709 300639 Staffroom: M003

4. Online @TRC_HISTORY for polls, links and essential materials https://trchistory.wordpress.com/ One of our main ways of communicating with you outside class Frequently updated with video and other key materials Homeworks may be require contribution to discussions etc.

5. Quick quiz 5 1. Why was king s toilet attendant a top job at the Tudor court? 2. On 3 July 1540, which of Henry VIII s ministers died a horrific death on Tower Hill? 3. Which leading Catholic nobleman narrowly escaped the same fate due to Henry s own death on 28 January 1547? 4. What is a faction? 5. In the 1540s, which two factions fought for dominance at the Tudor court?

6. The aim of this lesson is to answer this question What was Henry VIII s legacy? in order to help us answer this bigger one: Was there a Mid-Tudor crisis?

7. How will this help you pass the exam? Sample extracts question: Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the existence of a mid-Tudor crisis from 1538 to 1558.

8. How will this help you pass the exam? Sample essay question: The crisis faced by the Tudors in the years 1540- 63 was primarily caused by economic factors. Assess the validity of this view. The main cause of rebellions in the years 1536 to 1558was religious disagreements. Assess the validity of this view. Rebellions in the years 1549 to 1571 stemmed from the weakness of central government. Assess the validity of this view.

9. Edward VI 1547-1553 b. 12 October 1537, d. 6 July 1553

11. A Mid Tudor Crisis? Bunk, debunk and rebunk The reigns of Edward VI and Mary I were a time of crisis for the Tudor dynasty. W.R.D. Jones, The Mid-Tudor Crisis 1539-1563 (1973) D.M. Loades, The Mid-Tudor Crisis 1545-1565 (revisionist, 1992) reigns have been underestimated. (Revisionist) Edward and Mary were underachievers. The severity of their problems should not be underestimated. The Tudor dynasty survived rather than thrived. (Post-revisionist) There were no serious threats to state or society.The success of Edward and Mary s John Matusiak, Mid-Tudor England: Years of Trauma and Survival (post- revisionist article in History Review, 2005)

12. The mid-Tudor crisis: key factors Factionalism Weakness of leadership and succession Religious upheaval Economic problems Foreign policy failures Rebellions

13. Think, pair, share 10 Read the list of Henry VIII s achievements and label as many as you can with the Mid-Tudor Crisis factor(s) it contributed to. Label as strengths any achievements which strengthened rather than undermined the stability of the monarchy. Write down your answer to this question: which factor was the biggest threat to the Tudor monarchy in 1547, and why? Extension activity: invent a mnemonic for the Mid-Tudor crisis factors

14. Mnemonics use the first letters of words as a memory prompt.

15. The Headlines 10 Summarise the key problems Henry VIII handed on to Edward VI.