1.  starter activity
Why do people get married? Have the reasons always been the same?

2. Family or friends advise you to
Improving your status
Love
Money
Family or friends advise you to
Start a family

3. Why would the young Elizabeth want to get married?

4. Who should the Queen marry?
Key words: suitors
Who should the Queen marry?
TBAT Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth I’s suitors and explain her view on marriage

5.  Your task
Work in groups of 5. One of you in the group will be Queen Elizabeth, the others will be one of her suitors either:
Christopher Hatton
Philip II
The Duke of Alencon
Robert Dudley.
Each suitor will have 2 minutes to make their case and then the Queen will decide who should win her hand in marriage.

6. Philip II
Sir Christopher Hatton
Francois, Duke of Alencon
Sir Robert Dudley

7.  Your task
Either:
Write a letter to one of your disappointed candidates explaining why you can’t marry him
Write a letter as one of the suitors explaining why you think the Queen should marry you

8. OK
Getting better
Wow factor!
Either: you have given a limited number of reasons why you can’t marry the suitor
Or: you have given a limited number of reasons why Elizabeth should marry you
Either: you’ve made a full range or reasons why you can’t marry and explained some of them
Or: you’ve given a full range of reasons and explained some of them
Either: you’ve given a full, detailed range of reasons, with a full explanation and written in a sympathetic style
Or: as above, but written in a pleading style

9. Why did Elizabeth I consider marrying Philip II

10.  Your task
Read ‘Changing Minds’, p. 57 and create a Word table similar to the one below. Finally, underneath write down what you think she should do.
Reasons for marrying Philip
Reasons for not marrying Philip

11. 
Tell me about the key strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth’s suitors
Who was the best match?
Why did Elizabeth choose to never marry?