Education session
Tudor rebellions
This workshop, available online and at The National Archives looks at how seriously rebellions in the Tudor period challenged the authority of the crown.
Education session
Crisis in the reign of Mary I
This session aimed at key stage 5 students looks at how far Mary I’s reign can be considered a time of crisis.
- Age range
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
- Date
- All year
- Locations
- Online, At The National Archives
About this image
Mary I and Philip II of Spain on the Coram Rege Rolls, 1557. Catalogue reference: KB 27/1182/2
About this session
Time period
- Early modern (1485–1750)
Themes
- Power, politics and reform
- Significant people, places and events
- Women's history
What to expect in the session
In this exciting session, students work with original Tudor State Papers and consider what is meant by the term ‘crisis’. How far can this notion be measured during Mary’s reign?
Contact us
If you need any help with your booking, please get in touch.
- Telephone
- 020 3908 9162
- educationbookings@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Connections to the curriculum
- AQA: GCE History, Unit 1C: The Tudors: England, 1485-1603
- OCR: GCE History A, Unit Y107, British Period Study: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors
- OCR: GCE History A, Unit Y106, Enquiry Topic: Mid Tudor Crises 1547-1558
Key details
- Locations
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- Online
- At The National Archives
- Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
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- Online: 1 hour
- At The National Archives: 2 hours
- Age range
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
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