Archive for August, 2009

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

An in-depth investigation into the Gunpowder plot making use of primary source materials to help students decide whether the Catholics were “framed”. There is a PowerPoint Slide could be used as a starter to the lesson, and there a Fling the Teacher Quiz which can be used as a factual test.

This resource can be found within this complete Key Stage 3 History Study Unit on the English Civil War.

King James I: An Overview

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Students consider the personality and policies of King James I as a long-term explanation for the outbreak of the Civil War.

This resource can be found within this complete Key Stage 3 History Study Unit on the English Civil War.