Students compare the views of Ranke, Steinmetz and Reinhard in this worksheet – both in terms of the geographical area which each said the Reformation should cover, and also in terms of whether they regarded the Reformation as being motivated by religious or social factors.

What time period should be used in a study of the German Reformation? – This worksheet encourages students to compare the views of Bainton, Oberman and Schilling through the means of a classroom debate.

A new quiz which tests knowledge of every major Reformation historian worth knowing about: Roland Bainton, Heiko Oberman, Heinz Schilling, Von Ranke, Max Steinmetz, Schilling / Reinhard, AG Dickens, Christopher Haigh, Joseph Lortz, Gunther Vogler, Friedrich Engels, Peter Blickle, Scott and Scribner, Martin Luther, Harold Bender, George H. Williams, M.M. Smirin, Claus-Peter Clasen, James M….

Why did the Imperial Cities adopt the Reformation? – In the 1960s Bernd Moeller called for historians to get away from theological debate and back to historical issues. This was the question he posed to himself, and it generated a great deal of debate.

Were the Radicals a ‘lunatic fringe’? – Some historians have argued that the Radicals were insane and insignificant; others that they were the most enlightened, and also the most significant, part of the Reformation movement. Which side makes the most sense?

What were the causes of the Peasants’ War of 1524-25? – Marxist historians in the East, and liberal historians in the West, were at odds over the motives of the Peasants’ War. Why did their interpretions differ so strongly, and how?

A worksheet and history lesson plan designed to get students thinking about key terminology and linking their ideas together meaningfully.

Analyse the famous portrait from the court of Henry VIII and decide for yourself!

A2 DecisionMaking Game The Henrician Reformation A major new game: can you keep your head at the court of Henry VIII?

A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?

New Powerpoint Presentation

New Wordshoot Quiz The Causes of the Lutheran Reformation 14/11/04 A2 New Wordshoot Quiz The Henrician Reformation to 1536

New Wordshoot Quiz The Renaissance Era

Uploaded a series of PowerPoint Presentations kindly offered to the site by Mr. Fitzsimmons: Counterfactual History The League of Nations to 1930 Witchcraft Trials in Scotland Tudor Monarchs Phillip II and Elizabeth I Revolts in the Reign of Phillip II William the Conqueror Also, two PDF Worksheets from the same source: Charles V Phillip II:…

AS Collapsible Revision Notes The Spread of the Reformation Complete with worksheet

AS Collapsible Revision Notes Calvin and Calvinism Complete with worksheet.

AS Collapsible Revision Notes Causes of the Reformation

Worksheets Elizabethan Domestic Policy to 1566: The Religious Settlement Elizabethan Domestic Policy to 1566: Other Issues

Philip II: Worksheets Philip II’s Foreign Policy (2) The Dutch Revolt*Courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons

AS / A2 New Editable Worksheet Resources on Philip II   1. Philip II’s Foreign Policy[1]*   2. Philip II’s Foreign Policy[2]*   *All courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons

New Editable Worksheet Resources on Elizabeth I 1. What Constrained Elizabeth’s Foreign Policies?*   2. Elizabeth’s Relations with Spain*   3. Elizabeth’s Relations with Scotland*   4. Elizabeth’s Relations with France*   *All courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons

New Editable Worksheet Resources on Charles V   1. Charles V’s Foreign Policy*   2. Charles V and the German Protestants*   2. Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire*   2. Charles V and the Habsburg-Valois Conflict*   *From Richard Fitzsimmons

1. Introduction and Overview 2. The Papacy: Positive agents of reform? 3. The Council of Trent: (a) Background to the meetings 4. The Council of Trent: (b) The Decrees 5. The International Impact of the Counter-Reformation 6. Propaganda and Censorship in the Counter-Reformation

A2 England Under Protector Somerset – New worksheet Sourcework Exercise and Markscheme

A2 England Under Protector Somerset – New worksheets and Resources: Interactive WordShoot Quiz England Under Protector Somerset Worksheets 1.  Timeline of the Reign For reference / revision purposes.     2. Key Figures of the Reign Complete with a task.     3. Introduction: England in 1547 76kb 4. Somerset: Character and Style of Government…

Khrushchev: The “Secret Speech” of 1956 WorksheetCalvin and Calvinism – worksheets A negative introduction (pictorial propaganda) A positive introduction (hagiographical propaganda) Civil Government in Geneva Was Church and Civil Government in Geneva a strength or a weakness for Calvin?

The Henrician Reformation What were the causes and effects of the dissolution of the monasteries?

Uploaded a brand new interactive exercise about Reformation Woodcuts, complete with Worksheet.

The Henrician Reformation Opposition to the Schism Sourcework: Opposition to the Schism The development of Parliament in the reign of Henry VIII The Reformation in Europe Erasmus and Humanism Other key humanists

A new interactive “Wordshoot” history quiz

A new interactive “Wordshoot” history quiz

map and worksheet activity, with history lesson plan.

In this history lesson pack, students use a timeline of Martin Luther’s life and career to organise the development of his theology in a worksheet which follows a thematic format.

A history lesson plan and worksheet in which the class is divided into two groups to consider some of the more thorny questions which both sides were forced to answer.

A new history worksheet and lesson plan.

History lesson plan and worksheet.

A new history lesson plan and worksheet.

Considers 4 key ideas – the printing press, humanism, the condition of Germany, heresy and anticlericalism

Students fill the history worksheet in (a teacher copy is provided) and then this forms the basis of a hotseat quiz.

A new history lesson plan and worksheet.