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AQA A Level History Paper 1 C The Tudors: England 1485 -1603 Henry VII: nobility

5 Quick quiz 1. What was an “overmighty subject”? 2. What was an attainder? 3. By how much did Henry reduce the size of the nobility? a) ¾ b) ¼ c) ½ 4. What is patronage? 5. Why did Henry appoint ‘new men’ from below the nobility to be his local officials?

The aim of today’s lesson is to answer this question: How did Henry VII control the nobility? FORGE Foreign policy Overmighty subjects (nobles) Rebellions Government Economic/financial policies

Henry’s problems • Overmighty subjects = nobles whose wealth and power threatened his authority • Nobles with private armies • King’s traditional rights over nobles not being properly enforced

15 Group work • In groups, use the relevant information from your textbook/handout to complete your section of the table. • Choose a spokesperson to feedback to the class. • All learners must fill in their own copy of the table. Extension activity: Using the profile on p. 16, write down your answer to this question: what was Morton’s fork?

Paragraphs: the burger model Opening (signpost) sentence Supporting facts/figures Closing (signpost) sentence Alternatively, think PEER: point, evidence, explained relevance to question

Write your nobility paragraph ‘Rebellions can be seen as the greatest challenge facing Henry VII’s rule in the years 1485 -1509. ’ Assess the validity of this view. Opening sentence: e. g. Reducing the lands, wealth and support of the nobility, which had increased at the Crown’s expense during the Wars of the Roses, was also a major challenge facing Henry. Examples of how he dealt with it: 1. Attainders and patronage (land titles) 2. Retaining (private armies) 3. Bonds and enforcement of feudal dues (money) Closing sentence: e. g. The nobility were less/more of a challenge to Henry VII’s rule than rebellions because…

Marking Grid Structure and content Marks out of 10 Opening sentence links to question 1 Relevant supporting examples are used 1 per example Each example is clearly explained 3 Final sentence rephrases and answers the question 1 A = 8 -10 B=7 C=6 D=5 E=4 U = 1 -3