The Tudors, 1485-1603 (A2)

A highly detailed 26-page document on the Tudor period; this resource covers A2 (Year 2) content for this module.

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• The Year 1 part of this document (which is completely unique from this resource)

• Individual notes on Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Henry VII, Mary I.

• A 70-page document with detailed essay plans categorised by the reign of each individual.

The following points of the specification are covered in detail:

·       How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of the monarchy?

·       In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?

·       How did relations with foreign powers change and how was the succession secured?

·       How did English society and economy change and with what effects?

·       How far did intellectual and religious ideas change and develop and with what effects?

·       How important was the role of key individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments?

·       Edward VI, Somerset and Northumberland; royal authority; problems of succession; relations with foreign powers

·       The social impact of religious and economic changes under Edward VI; rebellion; intellectual developments; humanist and religious thought

·       Mary I and her ministers; royal authority; problems of succession; relations with foreign powers

·       The social impact of religious and economic changes under Mary I; rebellion; intellectual developments; humanist and religious thought

·       Elizabeth I: character and aims; consolidation of power, including the Act of Settlement and relations with foreign powers

·       The impact of economic, social and religious developments in the early years of Elizabeth's rule

·       Elizabethan government: court, ministers and parliament; factional rivalries

·       Foreign affairs: issues of succession; Mary, Queen of Scots; relations with Spain

·       Society: continuity and change; problems in the regions; social discontent and rebellions

·       Economic development: trade, exploration and colonisation; prosperity and depression

·       Religious developments, change and continuity; the English renaissance and ‘the Golden Age’ of art, literature and music

·       The last years of Elizabeth: the state of England politically, economically, religiously and socially by 1603