Exam Lesson Domestic Policy

							Connect – Who do you agree with? Why?
   “Henry VII was a conventional “Studies of individual noble families
    late medieval ruler who          of the time show that in fact,
    distrusted administrative        Henry’s government had
    innovation, but was strong and   alienated it’s most natural allies –
    achieved stability. Above all,   the nobility. The fall of nobles
    Henry was his own man, for he    such as Sir William Stanley show
    determined the governance and    that the country wasn’t secure,
    financial management of the      but was actually in a state of
    realm. He was the leader of a    political crisis. Henry was a leader
    powerful top-down state that ran who did not understand how to
    sound finances and, through      rule alongside, rather over, the
    wise legislation and increasing  nobility, but sought to control
    reliance on the middle class put them with excessive severity and,
    the nobles in order.”            in doing so, he actually
                                     undermined, destabilised and
                                     weakened monarchy in England ”

                                      Christine
Stanley Chrimes                       Carpenter
                 Big Picture
   Henry’s domestic policy – establishing
    royal authority through relations with the
    nobility and church; domestic governance,
    and financial management; the domestic
    economy and overseas trade.
          Learning Outcomes
CONTENT
You will assess Henry’s domestic policy by
  practicing exam skills
PROCESS
You will complete a timed essay practice task
BENEFIT
Timing is very important in the Tudors exam essay
  so it is important to practice under timned
  conditions.
    Part a) and b) mark schemes
   Go through each mark scheme and
    highlight the key things you need to do to
    achieve each level.

   Look over your feedback from your most
    recent essay. What do you need to focus
    on to move up a level?
          Timed exam practice
   You will complete timed exam practice on these
    questions (remember that in the exam you will
    have to this twice!)

Q1a) Explain why Henry VII used bonds and
recognisances.    12 marks (12min)

Q1b) How important were Henry VII’s
financial policies in asserting his royal
authority during 1485-1509? 24 marks
(25min)

PLAN - What do these questions require you to do? What
  do part a) and b) questions require? What key
  factors/themes will form your main paragraphs? What
  will your judgement be?
                    Review
   Look over your essay and using the mark
    schemes to highlight your answers where
    you have hit certain levels, give yourself a
    mark (out of 12 and 24) and justify your
    decision.