Provides an introduction to the a-level history Edexcel course 'Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, . Explains the medieval hierarchy, lists the monarchs with dates and gives a breakdown of the exam.
Paper 3 Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth
31: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors, 1485-16031
The Content
5 Depth Studies
❖ Challenging the Succession, 1485-1499 (Henry VII)
❖ Challenging Religious Changes, 1533-37 (Henry VIII)
❖ Agrarian Discontent: Kett’s Rebellion 1549 (Edward VI)
❖ Queen takes Queen? The Revolt of the Northern Earls, 1569–70 (Elizabeth I)
❖ Troublesome Ireland: Tyrone’s Rebellion, 1594-1603 (Elizabeth I) (Source Question)
2 Breadth Studies
❖ Changes in Governance at the Centre
❖ Gaining the Cooperation of the Localities
The Exam
❖ 3 Essays - 45m each, 20 marks each
❖ 1 Source Q
❖ 1 Depth Essay Q (choice of two)
❖ 1 Breadth Essay Q (choice of two)
Tudor Monarchs
➔ The Tudor period marked the end of the War of the Roses (1455-1487), a civil war between the House of York and the
House of Lancaster, for the English throne.
Henry VII 1485-1509
● Mother: Margaret Beaufort / Father: Edmund Tudor
● Spouse: Elizabeth of York (Mother: Elizabeth Woodville / Father: Edward IV)
● Won the War of the Roses (Lancaster vs York) (Henry vs Richard III - Battle of Bosworth 1485)
Henry VIII 1509 - 1547
● Older brother Arthur died making him King
● Catholic vs Protestant
● 6 Wives: Catherine of Aragon (Catholic Spain), Anne Bolyen (Protestant), Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine
Howard, Catherine Parr
Edward VI 1547 - 1553
● Mother: Jane Seymour
● 9 years old at Kingship
● Protestant
Lady Jane Grey - Nine days Queen
Mary I 1553 - 1558
● Mother: Catherine of Aragon
● Spouse: Philip King of Spain
● Catholic
● Known as ‘Bloody Mary’ for burning Protestants
Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603
● Mother: Anne Boleyn
● Protestant (not Puritan)
● Mary Queen of Scots (cousin) was a Catholic contestant for Elizabeth’s throne
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“Edexcel as and a Level History (2015)” (Edexcel AS and A level History 2015 | Pearson qualifications)
<https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/history-2015.html> accessed March 4, 2023
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