Year 6 History bookletDO NOW: Write down five things you think would make a good king / queen:

1)2)3)4)5)

Challenge: What is your best reason? Why?___________________________________________________________________________

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What problems would a monarch face?

Write down your thoughts. “If I were king or queen, what problems might I have?”

”Will my subjects like me?”

Write the monarch’s name here:

What did they do? Popular Good in battle

Heir Church

1066______________

1066-1087______________

1154-1189______________

1199-1216______________

1327-1377______________

1413-1422______________

1483-1485______________

1485-1509

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1509-1547______________

1553-1558______________

1558-1603______________

1603-1625______________

1625-1649______________

1649-1660______________

1660-1685______________

William I: 1066- 1087 (21 years) John: 1199-1216 (17 years)

Henry V: 1413-1422 (9 years) Henry VIII: 1509-1547 (38 years)

Duke of Normandy (now the North of France)

Replacing English nobles with his Norman ones (they spoke French)

Made perhaps 100,000 die in Northern England, to punish rebels

Re-starting the war with France that had been going on for centuries

Having thousands of his people executed

Spending loads of money. His father, Henry VII, had made England very rich. Henry VIII undid a lot of this

Most famous for: falling out with the Catholic Pope and setting up his own English church. He wanted a divorce, which the Pope wouldn’t allow. Henry gave himself lots of power through his new church, and had 6 wivesDeath by: worsening health over time, from a bad diet

A popular king. Very few acts of rebellion from his own people

Lots of fighting the French

Brining the use of the English language back into the government (many English kings spoke French up until this point)

Most famous for: Winning the battle of Agincourt (pronounced ‘a-shin-core’) against the French in 1415. The English were outnumbered, and the victory set up lots of future successes for EnglandDeath by: illness while at war with France

Elizabeth I: 1558-1603 (45 years) Charles I: 1625-1649 (24 years)

Balloon debate:

6 monarchs left: “I would get rid of _________________________ because ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 monarchs left: “I would get rid of _________________________ because ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 monarchs left: “I would get rid of _________________________ because ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 monarchs left: “I would get rid of _________________________ because ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Raising taxes, annoying parliament and the people

Trying to rule with all the power to himself

Married a French queen, upsetting many in England

Most famous for: The English Civil War! Charles I and Parliament had been falling out for years, until a deadly war broke out inside England. When he was beaten, he escaped prison and tried to start the war againDied by: Execution! His head was chopped off after the Civil War. He was so unpopular that England tried having no king or queen for a while

Never married, so never giving England an heirTried to stop religious problems in England, by letting people be Catholic or Protestant (2 types of Christianity)Famous and admired by the English, whilst surrounded by the men in her government

Died by: Old age and illness. The throne passed to James I, who was the son of Elizabeth’s cousin.

Most famous for: Beating the Spanish Armada, a powerful army of ships, saving England

How to win a medieval battle: For each battle, you have 100 points to spend. We will look at the problem the monarch faced. You must decide the best way to spend your points

William I and the battle of Hastings

“I will spend my points like this:____________ pts on foot soldiers____________ pts on archers____________ pts on mounted men

Henry V and the battle of Agincourt

“I will spend my points like this:____________ pts on foot soldiers____________ pts on archers____________ pts on mounted men

Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada

“I will spend my points like this:____________ pts on lots of men____________ pts on small cannons_____________pts on large cannons_____________pts on fire ships

Charles I and the Civil WarTick your choices, so that you have 100 points

Soldiers on foot can form long lines of shields that are hard to break (10 pts)

Archers can hurt enemies from far away (10 pts)

Mounted soldiers are very good at attacking people (on flat ground!) (10 pts)

Soldiers on foot can form long lines of shields that are hard to break (10 pts)

Archers can hurt enemies from far away (10 pts)

Mounted soldiers are very good at attacking people (on flat ground!) (10 pts)

Ships filled with lots of men so that if boarded, the ship can fight back (10 pts)

Ships filled with lots of small cannons, to fire at ships that get too close (10 pts)

Ships with fewer, but bigger cannons that can fire far away (10 pts)

‘Fire ships’. Set some of your ships on fire, and send them at the enemy ships (10 pts)

Get the support of rich families and the nobles (40 pts)

Get the support of rich traders on the coast (40 pts)

Have a well trained, new army (40 pts)

Pay for soldiers from Scotland (40 pts)

If you arrive at London, do you: capture it or (20 pts)turn back if there will be a battle? (20 pts)

Focus your army on either: horses or (20 pts)new weapons (20 pts)

What would your perfect monarch be like?“On the one hand, they should be… “On the other hand, they should not be…

I conquored England in 1066

Guy Fawkes tried to blow me up in the Gunpowder Plot

I won the famous battle of Agincourt

I’m Henry VIII’s daughter and I’m never getting married!

I am the current Queen and hold the record for longest British monarch!

I died in 1485. It wasn’t until 2012 that I was found buried in a car park!

I got a nickname for burning people at the stake

I had my best friend killed in Canterbury Cathedral

I was killed in the Battle of Hastings

I had 6 wives The nobles forced me to sign Magna Carta in 1215

I wasn’t king, but ruled England after Charles I

Cromwell was so unpopular, England wanted a king again. London’s on fire!

I defeated Richard III and made England rich

Many of my subjects died from the Black Death.

I was so unpopular, that after the Civil War Cromwell had my head!

Elizabeth I / Henry II / Oliver Cromwell / Henry VIIHenry VIII / Mary I / Harold Godwinson / James IRichard III / Charles II / Edward III / Charles IElizabeth II / Henry V / John / William I

History videos

How many were in Guy Fawkes’ gang? _____________They wanted to blow up king _____________ IHow many barrels of gunpowder were they going to use? _________The plan was for November ________, 1605The plan failed because one of gang sent a __________ about it

Which 4 countries does Charles II say he is from?

Scottish, ______________ Italian, a little bit Dane

Which city was on fire? _______________________

His nickname was the (tick one) ‘jolly monarch’

‘merry monarch’

‘party monarch’

What kind of person was Henry VIII?:

Was he similar to his father, Henry VII?

What was Henry VIII good at?

Was he easy to get along with?

Did he take criticism well?

How did he treat his marriages?

Exit TicketWhich monarch won the battle of Agincourt? Henry V / William I / Elizabeth IHow long was Elizabeth I Queen for? 12 years / 64 years / 45 yearsWilliam I was Duke of : France / Normandy / EnglandWhat did John’s nobles force him to sign? M_ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ Who ruled England after Charles I was beheaded? ________________________________________Henry VIII had ________ wives

CHALLENGE: Pick 2 monarchs. Explain which one you think was a better ruler of England and why _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________