Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course

What is the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

Elizabethan England 1586-1603 is split into 4 key enquiries: Elizabeth's court and Parliament, life in Elizabethan times, roubles abroad and at home, and the historic environment.

What is the purpose of the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

This study will help you understand the complexities and challenges Elizabeth I faced during her rule. You will investigate themes such as power, law and order, government, religion, and economy and society. This course will enable you to develop the historical skills of causation and consequence, and encourage you to question critical sources.

What are the key enquiries on the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

Elizabethan England 1586-1603 is split into 4 key enquiries. Elizabeth's court and Parliament, life in Elizabethan times, troubles at home and abroad, and the historic environment.

• ❖ Enquiry 1 looks at the Elizabethan court and Parliament. You will also study Elizabeth's background, the problems she faced when she came to power, and how she resolved them.
• ❖ Enquiry 2 looks at life in Elizabethan times. You will investigate the extent to which this period could be considered a 'golden age', and also look into the age of exploration and discoveries.
• ❖ Enquiry 3 looks at troubles at home and abroad. You will study the religious challenges to Elizabeth's rule from the Catholics within the country as well as the threat posed by her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
• ❖ Enquiry 4 looks at the historic environment. The site chosen changes each year and you must investigate how the site and historical developments in this period link together.

What are the key individuals that I will study on the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

Some of the key individuals studied on this course include:

• ❖ Queen Elizabeth I.
• ❖ King Philip II.
• ❖ Mary, Queen of Scots.
• ❖ Pope Pius V.
• ❖ Robert Dudley.
• ❖ Robert Devereux.
• ❖ Sir Francis Walsingham.
• ❖ William Cecil.
• ❖ Sir Francis Drake.
• ❖ John Hawkins.
• ❖ Sir Walter Raleigh.

What are the key events that I will study on the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

Some of the key events you will study on this course include:

• ❖ The Religious Settlement.
• ❖ The Northern Rebellion.
• ❖ The Ridolfi Plot.
• ❖ The Throckmorton Plot.
• ❖ The Babington Plot.
• ❖ The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
• ❖ The Essex Rebellion.

How will I be assessed on the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course?

Elizabethan England 1586-1603 forms part of paper 2 which you have a total of 2 hours to complete. You should spend 1 hour on this section of the paper. There will be 4 questions which will assess what you have learnt on the Elizabethan England 1586-1603 course.

• ❖ Question 1 is worth 8 marks. This question requires you to examine an interpretation and assesses your ability to analyse and evaluate how convincing it is using your contextual knowledge to challenge or corroborate what is being said.
• ❖ Question 2 is worth 8 marks. This question requires you to explain the importance of a different theme or event by using your contextual knowledge and looking at the consequences.
• ❖ Question 3 is worth 8 marks. This question requires you to show your knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the course. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to explain and analyse historical events using 2nd order concepts such as causation, consequence, change, continuity, similarity and difference.
• ❖ Question 4 is worth 16 marks. Similar skills to those needed in question 3 are assessed, but you are also required to make a judgement in an extended response through an investigation of your historic environment.