starter activity

The Field of the Cloth of Gold. 1520. Use the fact sheet to annotate your picture with the answers to the following research questions …

Picture of Field of Cloth of Gold

Field of the Cloth of GoldField of the Cloth of Gold

How many took part?How many took part? Where did it happen?Where did it happen? What festivities took place?What festivities took place? Can you spot anyone famous?Can you spot anyone famous? Where would it have hung?Where would it have hung? Why was the painting commissioned?Why was the painting commissioned? Produce your own fact file on ‘Produce your own fact file on ‘The The

Embarkation at DoverEmbarkation at Dover’’

Who were the key Who were the key players in C16th players in C16th power politics?power politics?

TBAT explain the significance TBAT explain the significance of the FotCoGof the FotCoG

To prepare a presentation on To prepare a presentation on the key playersthe key players

Learning objectives

Key words: domestic v foreign policy commission HRE

Your taskYour task

Use the information on p.60-1 as your Use the information on p.60-1 as your starting point to make a case that starting point to make a case that your European power was the most your European power was the most powerful in Europe at the timepowerful in Europe at the time Answer these Qs in your presentation:Answer these Qs in your presentation: Who were the key leadersWho were the key leaders Historically how powerful had they been?Historically how powerful had they been? Who were their enemies?Who were their enemies? What were their foreign policy ambitions?What were their foreign policy ambitions?

Your taskYour task

The key players are:The key players are: FranceFrance SpainSpain Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman Empire PapacyPapacy EnglandEngland Venetian RepublicVenetian Republic

Your ppt must be no more than 5 slidesAnswer the key Qs mentioned previouslyHave no more than 20 words on a slide – use notes to develop your pointsBe accompanied by an A4 handout with images and useful quotes from contemporaries and historians

Your taskYour task Copy the following plans into your notes and Copy the following plans into your notes and

explain why they failed:explain why they failed: Wolsey’s plan to challenge the original Wolsey’s plan to challenge the original

dispensation for Henry to marry Catherinedispensation for Henry to marry Catherine Wolsey’s plans to use his powers as legate a latereWolsey’s plans to use his powers as legate a latere Wolsey’s plan to hold set up a court in Avignon to Wolsey’s plan to hold set up a court in Avignon to

decidedecide Wolsey’s plan to convince Cardinal Campeggio to Wolsey’s plan to convince Cardinal Campeggio to

annul the marriageannul the marriage Have a go at the ‘Take it further’ task on p.54Have a go at the ‘Take it further’ task on p.54

HomeworkHomework

Write an obituary on Wolsey from Write an obituary on Wolsey from the perspective of George Cavendish the perspective of George Cavendish and Polydore Vergil. Use the and Polydore Vergil. Use the template on Studyhistorytemplate on Studyhistory

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