AS History The Later Tudors : 1547-1603 Topic Exam practice Mid-Tudor – Stability of Monarchy Mid-Tudor – Religious Changes Mid-Tudor – Rebellion and Unrest Eliz – Religious Settlement and start of reign – gender Eliz – Marriage and Succession Eliz – Puritan Threat Eliz – Catholic Threat Eliz – Government 1558-88 Eliz – 1590s Eliz – Parliament Eliz – Finance Eliz – success of dealing with problems AS History The Later Tudors : 1547-1603 Topic Exam practice Tuesday 21st March Elizabeth – 1590s How far did royal authority decline in the last 15 years of Elizabeth’s reign? Thursday 23rd March Elizabeth - Finance To what extent did Elizabeth successfully manage her finances? Friday 24th March Successes of Elizabeth throughout her reign How successfully did Elizabeth deal with the problems she faced at the start of her reign? Tuesday 28th March Mid-Tudor – Stability of Monarchy Source question Thursday 30th March Mid-Tudor – Religious Changes Tuesday 4th April Mid-Tudor – Rebellion and Unrest Thursday 6th April Eliz – Religious Settlement and start of reign – gender How far was Elizabeth successful is dealing with the problems she faced in 1559? Friday 7th April Eliz – Marriage and Succession ‘Elizabeth I never married as she never found the right suitor’. How far do you agree?

Topic Exam practice Tuesday 25th April Eliz – Parliament To what extent did Elizabeth I control her Parliaments effectively? Thursday 27th April Eliz – Puritan Threat ‘The Puritans posed a real threat to Elizabeth’s authority between 1558 and 1588’. How far do you agree? ‘The Puritans posed a real threat to Elizabeth’s authority between 1563 and 1603’. How far do you agree? Tuesday 2nd May Eliz – Catholic Threat ‘The Catholics posed a real threat to Elizabeth between 1558 and 1587.’ How far do you agree? ‘The Catholics posed a real threat to Elizabeth between 1568 and 1603.’ How far do you agree? Thursday 4th May Mid-Tudor – Stability of Monarchy Source question Friday 5th May Eliz – Government 1558-88 To what extent did Elizabeth I manage her government effectively between 1558 and 1588? Tuesday 9th May Mid-Tudor – Religious Changes Thursday 11th May Eliz – 1590s How far was factional rivalry the most serious threat to Elizabeth’s authority in the last 15 years of her reign? Tuesday 16th May Mid-Tudor – Rebellion and Unrest

Further example exam questions: Elizabeth and religion: Assess the reasons for Elizabeth’s hostility to Puritanism. ‘The most important reason why Elizabeth was hostile to the Puritans was their challenge to her authority’. How far do you agree? ‘The Puritan movement was too disunited to the successful’. How far do you agree? To what extent did Mary Queen of Scots pose a real threat to the security of Elizabeth’s throne? Government and Parliament: To what extent can it be argued that Elizabeth chose not to marry? How successfully did Elizabeth manage Parliament? Management of financial, economic and social affairs: How far was the expansion of trade in Elizabeth’s reign the result of government actions? Later Years: ‘The war with Spain was the main reason for the problems Elizabeth faced after 1590.’ How far do you agree?