This bundle of lessons provides all the lessons and resources you will need to teach a unit about the many threats and challenges which Elizabeth I faced from within England and around Catholic Europe in the period 1558 until the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

The lessons in this bundle are:

Lesson 10: The Revolt of the Northern Earls

Lesson 11: The plots against Elizabeth, Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington

Lesson 12: The role and importance of Francis Walsingham

Lesson 13: Elizabeth I's execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Lesson 14: Increasing tensions with the Spanish Netherlands

Lesson 15: Increasing tensions with Spain

Lesson 16: The actions of Robert Dudley in the Netherlands and Francis Drake in Cadiz

Lesson 17: The reasons for the Spanish Armada and Philip II's invasion plans

Lesson 18: The reasons for the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588

Each lesson includes a variety of features and resources such as starter tasks, recap activities, printable activity/question sheets, practice exam questions, exam skills, discussion points, challenge questions as well as fun and highly engaging animated background information to help students understand the focus of the lesson. The lesson is designed to last approximately 90minutes – 2 hours (often longer if you decide to use all the activities and questions).