Mid-Tudor crisis

About this session

Key Stage 5 | Subject: History | Topics: Tudors, Crime and Punishment | Session Type: Depth study

Succession for the taking? The Mid-Tudor period saw the stability of the monarchy and its future legacies thrown into question.

In this session, students will analyse the Tower buildings and documentary evidence to explore the Tower’s use by Tudor kings and queens as a symbol of fear and power during this turbulent period.

Through the prisoners who have left their marks on the buildings of the Tower itself, students will consider how the Tower can be used to evaluate the Mid-Tudor period and its fluctuating political landscape.

Exam board links


This session has been designed to complement the study of the Mid-Tudor period, and particularly the following exam boards:

AQA

• Unit 1: Option C: The Tudors: England, 1485–1603.

Edexcel

• Paper 1: Option 1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion.
• Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603.

OCR

• Unit 1 Y106: England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors - Unit Y107: England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors.

WJEC

• Unit 1: Option 1: Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England c.1485-1603.
• Unit 2: Part 1: Option 1:The Mid Tudor Crisis in Wales and England c.1529-1570.
• Unit 3: Option 2: Poverty, Protest and Rebellion In Wales and England c.1485-1603.

Booking information

Availability
Monday, Tuesday, Friday
10.30, 13.00
Duration
90 minutes
Capacity
Up to 35 pupils
Price
£12.58 per student

If you plan to bring 11 students or fewer a minimum price of £151 will be charged for your group.