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Year 8 · History · Tudors and the Reformation · Lesson 3

Edward VI and Mary I

The religious see-saw under Edward VI and Mary I: Protestant reforms, the Book of Common Prayer, Mary's restoration of Catholicism, the burnings and ‘Bloody Mary’.

Whiteboard video lesson: Edward VI and Mary I

19-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Describe Edward VI's Protestant changes
  • Describe Mary I's Catholic restoration
  • Explain the burnings and Mary's reputation
  • Explain the religious see-saw
  • Write a ‘how far’ answer

The method

  1. Evidence for.
  2. Evidence against.
  3. Consider provenance.
  4. Conclude how far.

Key words: Protestant, Catholic, Book of Common Prayer, heresy, Bloody Mary, Wyatt's Rebellion, see-saw.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Who was Edward VI's mother?

  1. Step 1: Henry's third wife

Answer: Jane Seymour

Question 2

How old was Edward VI when he became king?

  1. Step 1: A child

Answer: 9

Question 3

When did Edward VI reign?

  1. Step 1: Six years

Answer: 1547 to 1553