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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

 ![An illuminated manuscript showing Mary I and Philip II of Spain sitting side by side on thrones.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/Coram_Rege_Rolls_Philip_and.62a670f1.fill-900x600.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) 

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](tel:02039089162)

Email
:   [educationbookings@nationalarchives.gov.uk](mailto:educationbookings@nationalarchives.gov.uk)  Copy email address

## 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
:   * Online
    * At The National Archives

Date
:   All year

Price
:   Free

Duration
:   * Online: 1 hour
    * At The National Archives: 2 hours

Age range
:   Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)

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