School History

Edexcel GCSE History: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88

This module covers Paper 2 Option P4 of the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE History topic "Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88".

TitleFile SizeType
Edexcel Early Elizabethan England PowerPoint Presentations 86 MB
Edexcel Early Elizabethan England Quiz Questions 26 KB
Edexcel Early Elizabethan England Student Assessments 7 MB
Edexcel GCSE History Exam Booklets 3 MB
Scheme of Work: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 758 KB

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In this module, students will cover the following topics in line with the Edexcel specifications booklet. Detailed information for the module can be found on page 24-25.

Topics include:

  • Key topic 1: Queen, government and religion, 1558–69
    • 1 The situation on Elizabeth’s accession
    • 2 The ‘settlement’ of religion
    • 3 Challenge to the religious settlement
    • 4 The problem of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569-88
    • Plots and revolts at home
    • Relations with Spain
    • Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585-88
    • The Armada
  • Key topic 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88
    • Education and leisure
    • The problem of the poor
    • Exploration and voyages of discovery
    • Raleigh and Virginia

Resource Examples

Additional materials

TitleFile SizeType
Assessment 1 Features Of Elizabethan Government 725 KB
Assessment 2 Catholic Threat To Elizabeth I 726 KB
Assessment 3 Colonial Settlements 726 KB
Edexcel GCSE History Exam Booklets 3 MB
Elizabeth I Sow 18 KB
Elizabethan England Week 1 Homework 188 KB
Elizabethan England Week 1 Homework 13 KB
Elizabethan England Week 2 Homework 188 KB
Elizabethan England Week 2 Homework 13 KB
Elizabethan England Week 3 Homework 13 KB
Elizabethan England Week 3 Homework 168 KB
Elizabethan England Week 4 Homework 13 KB
Elizabethan England Week 4 Homework 168 KB
L1 15 KB
L1 199 KB
L1 England Upon Elizabeth I S Accession 22 MB
L1 Market Place Information Sheets 207 KB
L1 Market Place Information Sheets 16 KB
L1 Marketplace Chart 1 MB
L1 Marketplace Chart 218 KB
L10 1601 Poor Law Information 43 KB
L10 1601 Poor Law Information 230 KB
L10 Elizabethan Poor 2 MB
L11 Elizabethan Exploration And The Voyages Of Discovery 18 MB
L11 Voyages Of Discovery Mind Map 2 MB
L11 Voyages Of Discovery Mind Map 232 KB
L11 Where S My Pressie- Blackadder Bbc 16 MB
L12 Elizabeth Raleigh And Virginia 113 MB
L12 Establishment Of The Virginia Colony Snowballing Sheet 20 KB
L12 Establishment Of The Virginia Colony Snowballing Sheet 191 KB
L12 Raleigh Facebook Template 295 KB
L12 Raleigh Facebook Template 2 MB
L12 The Virginia Colony Apush Period 1 2 Chapter 1 2 111 MB
L2 Elizabeth I S Religious Settlement 2 MB
L2 Religious Settlement Information 200 KB
L2 Religious Settlement Information 15 KB
L2 Tudor Religion Comparison Chart 181 KB
L2 Tudor Religion Comparison Chart 14 KB
L3 Challenges To Elizabeth S Religious Settlement 707 KB
L4 Should Elizabeth I Allow Mary To Stay In England 192 KB
L4 Threat Of Mary Queen Of Scots 2 MB
L4 Tudor Family Tree For Annotation 128 KB
L4 Tudor Family Tree For Annotation 61 KB
L5 Domestic Threats To Elizabeth I 3 MB
L5 Mary Queen Of Scots Source Sheet 527 KB
L5 Mary Queen Of Scots Source Sheet 709 KB
L5 Plots And Revolts Starter Activity 13 KB
L5 Plots And Revolts Starter Activity 181 KB
L5 Revolts Presentation Information 25 KB
L5 Revolts Presentation Information 214 KB
L5 Should Elizabeth I Allow Mary To Stay In England 14 KB
L5 Should Elizabeth I Allow Mary To Stay In England Copy 14 KB
L5 Should Elizabeth I Allow Mary To Stay In England Copy 192 KB
L6 169 KB
L6 Anglo-Spanish Relations 1569-88 3 MB
L6 Elizabeth I And The Netherlands 16 KB
L6 Elizabeth I And The Netherlands 188 KB
L6 Increasing Tension With Spain Chart 12 KB
L7 12 KB
L7 Actions Of Sir Frances Drake Chart 171 KB
L7 Drake Market Place Information 14 KB
L7 Drake Market Place Information 201 KB
L7 Sir Francis Drake 1 MB
L8 English Luck Or Skill 175 KB
L8 English Luck Or Skill 14 KB
L8 Spanish Armada 2 MB
L8 Spanish Armada Causes Diagram 90 KB
L8 Spanish Armada Causes Diagram 147 KB
L9 Editable Education Market Place Chart 36 KB
L9 Editable Version Of Elizabethan Education Mind Map 66 KB
L9 Education Market Place Chart 225 KB
L9 Educational Market Place Chart 225 KB
L9 Elizabethan Education 977 KB
L9 Elizabethan Education Mind Map And Question 190 KB
L9 Female Education Market Place Information 187 KB
L9 Female Education Market Place Information 14 KB
L9 Market Place Activity Education For Tudor Nobility 13 KB
L9 Market Place Activity Education For Tudor Nobility 185 KB
L9 Market Place Material Education For The Middle Classes And The Poor 191 KB
L9 Market Place Material Education For The Middle Classes And The Poor 14 KB
L9 Mini Afl Boxes 326 KB
L9 Mini Afl Editable Ppt 41 KB
L9a -Tudor Leisure In Elizabethan Times 642 KB
L9a -Tudor Leisure In Elizabethan Times 649 KB