1. Blob Bridge: The Tudors (1485-1558)
TASK: Glue in your blog bridge, and then annotate (with justification) which blog best represents:
Henry VII (1485)
Henry VIII (1547)
Wolsey
Cromwell
Edward (1547)
Somerset
Thomas Seymour
Northumberland
Mary
Phillip II

2. Due today
To have read the Mid-Tudor Crisis article and have answered the questions at the end of the article
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3. Mid-Tudor Crisis Understand Analyse Evaluate Key Words: -insert here-
The different views on whether there was a ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’
Analyse
The arguments used by historians to support their thesis.
Evaluate
Whether there was a mid-Tudor crisis or not.
Key Words:
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ALL OF THEM

4. Mid-Tudor Crisis Whitney Jones David Loades John Matusiak
There was a mid-Tudor Crisis
There was not a mid-Tudor crisis
Revisionist “years of trauma and survival”
8 factors combined to create a mid-Tudor crisis
Weak rulers
Economic dislocation
Rebellions
Faction fighting (Norfolk and Gardiner then Somerset vs. Parr)
Foreign Policy
Local grievances
Religious upheaval
Succession Crisis
Undermines the concept of a mid-Tudor crisis on the following premises
Definition of crisis
Strength of central authority
Continuity in the period
Scale of problems faces
Economy
Achievement of rulers
Says Jones and Loades are over simplistic by arguing
There was no crisis
Scale of the failures
Scale of the problems
Comparison to other periods
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Understand
The different views on whether there was a ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’
Analyse
Arguments used by historians to support their thesis.
Evaluate
Whether there was a mid-Tudor crisis or not.

5. Mid-Tudor Crisis Economy Government
What would you expect to see if there was a mid-Tudor crisis?
Society
Foreign Policy
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Religion
Understand
The different views on whether there was a ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’
Analyse
Arguments used by historians to support their thesis.
Evaluate
Whether there was a mid-Tudor crisis or not.

6. Mid-Tudor Crisis
TASK: For each theme give Somerset (S), Northumberland (N) and Mary (M) a mark out of 10 based on how far there was a crisis. On a separate sheet justify your decision. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S N M
Government
Religion
F.Policy
Society
Economy
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CHALLENGE:
Was there Mid-Tudor crisis in any specific key topics? (e.g. Government)
Was there a Mid-Tudor crisis under any Monarchs/Lord Protectors
Understand
The different views on whether there was a ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’
Analyse
Arguments used by historians to support their thesis.
Evaluate
Whether there was a mid-Tudor crisis or not.

7. Was there a Mid-Tudor Crisis?
S = Somerset
N = Northumberland
M = Mary 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S N M
Government
Religion
F.Policy
Society
Economy
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8. Linking this to an essay
WAS A MID-TUDOR CRISIS
WASN’T A MID-TUDOR CRISIS
Government P:
EV:
EX:
Religion
Foreign Policy
Society
Economy
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9. Flipped Learning Deadline: Two Lesson
In the last lesson of this week, there will be an assessment on the Mid-Tudor Crisis. It will not be in strict exams conditions, but will require you to write plan answers in the hour and a half.
Please finish your graph with explanations – please put key events/facts in a different colour. You need two per line
Fill in your Revision Grids for Edward and Mary.
If you do not want to fill in the grids, you can format your work in another way.
HOWEVER, I will be checking that both monarchs, and ALL key questions are covered.
Deadline: Two Lesson
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