starter activity What can you remember from the lesson about Edward VI and the Protestant Church in England? You will be given a word. Decide if that.

starter activity

What can you remember from the lesson about

Edward VI and the Protestant Church in

England? You will be given a word. Decide if that

word describes something related to either a

traditional Catholic church or a new Protestant one,

and move to the appropriate side of the

room.

Card sort

How ‘bloody’ was How ‘bloody’ was ‘Bloody Mary’?‘Bloody Mary’?

Mary Tudor, 1553-8Mary Tudor, 1553-8 Aims

To find out about the changes Mary Tudor introduced

To assess why she had such a bad reputation

Mary Tudor (1553-58)Mary Tudor (1553-58)

Succeeded Succeeded Edward Edward VI as queen of VI as queen of EnglandEngland

Daughter of Daughter of Catherine of Catherine of Aragon & Henry Aragon & Henry VIIIVIII

CatholicCatholic

DiscussionDiscussion

Come up with as many reasons as Come up with as many reasons as you can as to why people might have you can as to why people might have been happy that Mary had become been happy that Mary had become queenqueen

Mary Tudor as a young woman

ChangesChanges

Mary married the Mary married the Catholic King of Catholic King of SpainSpain

She began to She began to change the change the churches back to churches back to the way they had the way they had been under Henrybeen under Henry

Philip II

Changes to the ChurchChanges to the Church

Pope became head of the Church in EnglandPope became head of the Church in England Priests forced to leave their partnersPriests forced to leave their partners Services and Bible in LatinServices and Bible in Latin People encouraged to see the Mass as a People encouraged to see the Mass as a

miraclemiracle

DiscussionDiscussion

Who might have been angry about Who might have been angry about the changes Mary introduced? Why?the changes Mary introduced? Why?

How did Mary treat How did Mary treat opponents?opponents?

Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey executedexecuted

300 Protestants – 300 Protestants – including Archbishop including Archbishop of Canterbury – of Canterbury – burned at the stakeburned at the stake

Many fled abroad, Many fled abroad, e.g. Switzerlande.g. Switzerland

Given nickname – Given nickname – ‘Bloody Mary’‘Bloody Mary’

Lady Jane Grey

Thomas Cranmer

Lady Jane Grey was only 16 when she was executed!

Your taskYour task

Read about Cranmer’s death. How Read about Cranmer’s death. How similar is the account to the picture similar is the account to the picture on the next slide? How on the next slide? How reliablereliable is is this account of Cranmer’s death?this account of Cranmer’s death?

DiscussionDiscussion

How justified is Mary Tudor’s reputation?

Your taskYour task List reasons why people would be pleased and List reasons why people would be pleased and

concerned when Mary was crowned Queen in concerned when Mary was crowned Queen in 1553.1553.

Why did people change their minds about Mary?Why did people change their minds about Mary? List 5 changes she made to churches or religion List 5 changes she made to churches or religion

that would have angered Protestants. Highlight that would have angered Protestants. Highlight the most significant one, and explain your the most significant one, and explain your answer.answer.

Does Mary deserve the nickname, ‘Bloody’? Does Mary deserve the nickname, ‘Bloody’? Explain your answer giving reasons for and Explain your answer giving reasons for and against.against.

Your taskYour task

In 1558 Mary died. Write an In 1558 Mary died. Write an obituary of Mary’s life from a obituary of Mary’s life from a Catholic perspective. Annotate and Catholic perspective. Annotate and explain all the phrases a Protestant explain all the phrases a Protestant would disagree with using the would disagree with using the ‘Insert comment’ function. You may ‘Insert comment’ function. You may wish to use the ‘Obituary’ template wish to use the ‘Obituary’ template on the history websiteon the history website

SatisfactorySatisfactory GoodGood Wow factor!Wow factor!

Limited factual Limited factual detaildetail

Mentions a few Mentions a few of the changes of the changes she made to she made to the Churchthe Church

You get a slight You get a slight feeling this feeling this person cares person cares that she has that she has dieddied

Good range of Good range of pointspoints

Good examples Good examples of changes she of changes she made, although made, although could use a few could use a few more detailsmore details

May mention May mention Foxe’s Book of Foxe’s Book of MartyrsMartyrs

Beginning to Beginning to feel this person feel this person cares!cares!

Includes full Includes full range of key range of key facts about facts about Mary’s life, the Mary’s life, the changes she changes she made to the made to the Church and the Church and the opponents she opponents she facedfaced

Has an opinion Has an opinion on Foxe’s Book on Foxe’s Book of Martyrsof Martyrs

Written in a Written in a sympathetic sympathetic style – this style – this person is really person is really upset she has upset she has dieddied

Extension taskExtension task

Find out the meaning behind the nursery Find out the meaning behind the nursery rhyme:rhyme:

‘‘Mary, Mary, quite contraryMary, Mary, quite contraryHow does your garden grow?How does your garden grow?With silver bellsWith silver bellsAnd cockleshellsAnd cockleshellsAnd pretty maids all in a row’. And pretty maids all in a row’.

Clue: Mary is Mary Tudor.Clue: Mary is Mary Tudor.

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