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AQA A Level History Paper 1C The Tudors: England 1485-1603 Henry VII: nobility

Quick quiz 5 1. What was an “overmighty subject”? 2. What was an attainder? 3. By how much did Henry reduce the size of the nobility? a) ¾ b) ¼ c) ½ 4. What is patronage? 5. Why did Henry appoint ‘new men’ from below the nobility to be his local officials?

The aim of today’s lesson is to answer this question: How did Henry VII control the nobility? FORGE Foreign policy Overmighty subjects (nobles) Rebellions Government Economic/financial policies Historians understand the past by asking questions.

Henry’s problems Overmighty subjects = nobles whose wealth and power threatened his authority Nobles with private armies King’s traditional rights over nobles not being properly enforced

Group work 15 In groups, use the relevant information from your textbook/handout to complete your section of the table. Choose a spokesperson to feedback to the class. All learners must fill in their own copy of the table. Extension activity: Using the profile on p.16, write down your answer to this question: what was Morton’s fork?

Supporting facts/figures Paragraphs: the burger model Opening (signpost) sentence Supporting facts/figures Closing (signpost) sentence Alternatively, think PEER: point, evidence, explained relevance to question

Write your nobility paragraph ‘Rebellions can be seen as the greatest challenge facing Henry VII’s rule in the years 1485-1509.’ Assess the validity of this view. Opening sentence: e.g. Reducing the lands, wealth and support of the nobility, which had increased at the Crown’s expense during the Wars of the Roses, was also a major challenge facing Henry. Examples of how he dealt with it: 1. Attainders and patronage (land and titles) 2. Retaining (private armies) 3. Bonds and enforcement of feudal dues (money) Closing sentence: e.g.The nobility were less/more of a challenge to Henry VII’s rule than rebellions because…

Marking Grid Structure and content Marks out of 10 Opening sentence links to question 1 Relevant supporting examples are used 1 per example Each example is clearly explained 3 Final sentence rephrases and answers the question A = 8-10 B = 7 C = 6 D = 5 E = 4 U = 1-3