Queen Elizabeth I

Lesson Plan

By Jon Nichol and Jacqui Dean, published 25th January 2011

Please note: this resource pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum.

What might Queen Elizabeth have been like? Pupils study two documentary sources giving descriptions of Queen Elizabeth I.

You need to download two Resources documents (attached below)

Then pupils studied the Armada portrait of Queen Elizabeth I and considered factors involved in the story of the Armada - a lesson using simulation. See Spanish Armada

See what Wikipedia has to say about the Armada portrait - and download a photo of it.

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