Impact of The Reformation - Year 8 History

Summary of Topic:

Why had England become so hostile to Catholicism by the early seventeenth century?

• Edward VI and the popularity of Protestantism
• The impact of ‘Bloody Mary’
• The impact of Elizabeth I’s ‘Middle Way’
• Mary, Queen of Scots, risings and plots.
• England’s wars with Spain and the Spanish Armada
• The Gunpowder Plot
• The rise of Puritanism 

Newspaper Articles:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jul/29/armada-portrait-elizabeth-i-bought-britain-heritage-lottery-fund-royal-museums-greenwich

http://www.historyextra.com/article/people-history/defence-mary-i-courageous-and-politically-accomplished-queen

http://www.historyextra.com/article/premium/spanish-armada-englands-lucky-escape

Video Clips and Documentaries:

Elizabeth’s Act of Uniformity
Mary I documentary
Elizabeth and Mary documentary
Mary, Queen of Scots clip
The Reformation

Further Reading:

Click on the links for further reading on this topic

The Reformation
Spanish Armada, 
Elizabeth I
The Gunpowder Plot

Other Resources:

You will need your Doddle login to access these resources: 

• Portrait of Elizabeth I interactive:
• Elizabeth’s religious settlement (‘middle way’)
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Spanish Armada
• England and Spain
• Gunpowder Plot part 1
• Gunpowder Plot part 2

Assessment/Test and answer sheet:

KPI 8.2.1: Draw on a range of factors to explain the hostility of the English to Catholicism by the early 17th Century

Guidance for secure: You will need to explain three reasons why people in England became so angry with Catholics after Henry VIII left the Catholic Church. Consider Mary I’s bloody tactics, the role of Catholic Spain, Catholic plots against Elizabeth I, and the Gunpowder Plot against James I.

“One reason that people in England became so hostile towards Catholics was because of…

This made English Protestants very angry with the Catholics because…

Another reason was…”

KPI 8.2.2: Evaluate the relative importance of these factors.

Guidance for secure: You will need to explain which reason was the most important, which reasons were quite important, and which reason you think was the least important. You will need to use evaluative language to compare the importance of each factor.

“In my opinion, the most important reason that the English became so hostile towards the Catholics was…

This was extremely important because…

The second most important reason for the increased anger was…