Education session
Introduction to document research – North East
In collaboration with Tyne and Wear Archives, students will have the opportunity to investigate a selection of original historical documents around a theme.
Education session
Tudor rebellions in the North East
This session helps students expand their understanding of why the Northern Earls rebelled against Elizabeth I’s regime in 1569 and how the government responded.
- Age ranges
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
- Date
- All year
- Locations
- Online, At your school, The Discovery Museum
About this image
Portrait of Elizabeth I on Coram Rege Rolls, 1572. Catalogue reference: KB 27/1241/2
About this session
Time period
- Early modern (1485–1750)
Themes
- Local history
- Power, politics and reform
Subjects covered in this workshop
In this workshop students will examine documents from the National Archives relating to the uprising of the Northern Earls in 1569. They will consider the reasons for the revolt and the government’s response to it.
What to expect in an online session
Interacting live with experienced educators from The National Archives, students will explore history using both national and local archive collections and will engage in historical enquiry from their classroom.
You only need a microphone, large screen and webcam to take part. Interactive activities encourage students to discuss their ideas and work in groups using high-quality materials provided in advance by The National Archives Education team.
What to expect in a workshop at The Discovery Museum
Our on-site session takes place in inspiring learning spaces at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne. Students will get to see and handle a range of original documents, to investigate the past in an active way.
What to expect in an in-school session
Our in-school sessions take place in your classroom. Students will get to see and handle a range of archival documents, to investigate the past in an active way.
Sessions are typically an hour in duration, but can be tweaked to fit in with lesson times. Sessions can be delivered anytime between 9:00 and 15:30 and we can deliver the same session for multiple classes over the course of the day.
Please note: schools must be located within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Contact us
If you need any help with your booking, please get in touch.
Connections to the curriculum
This session is not designed to be an introduction to the topic and students should have knowledge of the topic in advance of attending the workshop.
Key Stage 4
- OCR History A, Component 2: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain c1000 to 2014
- OCR History B, Schools History Project: Component Group 1, British Depth Study: The Elizabethans, 1580-1603
- AQA History, Paper 2 Section B: British Depth Study: Elizabethan England, c1568-1603
- EDEXCEL History, Paper 2: British Depth Study: Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88
Key Stage 5
- 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
- EDEXCEL: GCE History, Unit 31, Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603
Key details
- Locations
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- Online
- At your school
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The Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JA
- Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
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- Online: 1 hour
- At your school: 1 hour
- The Discovery Museum: 2 hours
- Age ranges
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
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