Tudors and Stuarts
‘The Beggars are Coming’ – classic BBC school history documentary
This isn’t great visual quality, but the content is excellent – it covers issues of poverty during the Tudor period very well. What is a parish? How was it organised as the center of local government during the Tudor period
The start of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign
On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England.
Elizabeth I and the first English lottery (where everybody won a prize!)
On the 11th January 1569, the first recorded lottery was drawn in England under Elizabeth I.
An overview of the decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of Flanders.
James VI of Scotland: the 13 month old king
On the 29th July 1567, James VI was crowned king of Scotland when he was just 13 months old.
The execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
On the 8th February 1587 Mary Stuart, more commonly known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in the great hall of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire.
The Gunpowder Plot and the discovery of Guy Fawkes
On the 5th November 1605, the Gunpowder Plot was foiled when Guy or Guido Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder that had been placed in an undercroft below the House of Lords in London.
Why were the trials of the Pendle Witches in 1612 so significant?
On the 18th August 1612, the trials of nine Lancashire women and two men known as the Pendle Witches began.
Why was Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded in 1618?
On 29th October 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for treason against James I in the Main Plot.
