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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction to the British Depth Study -- Part 1: Elizabeth I's court and parliament -- 1 Elizabeth I and her court -- 1.1 Elizabeth's background and family tree -- 1.2 Court life, patronage and power -- 1.3 The structure of Elizabeth's government -- 1.4 Elizabeth's key ministers -- 1.5 Propaganda and censorship -- 2 The difficulties of a female ruler -- 2.1 The problems Elizabeth had to face -- 2.2 Relations with parliament -- 2.3 The problem of marriage and the succession -- 2.4 Case study: Kenilworth Castle |
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2.5 Elizabeth's authority at the end of her reign and Essex's rebellion -- Part 1: Elizabeth I's court and parliament review -- Part 2: Life in Elizabethan times -- 3 A 'Golden Age' -- 3.1 The structure of society, living standards and fashions -- 3.2 Growing prosperity and the rise of the gentry -- 3.3 Case study: Hardwick Hall -- 3.4 Elizabethan London -- 3.5 The Elizabethan theatre and its achievements -- 3.6 Attitudes to the theatre -- 3.7 Case study: The Globe -- 4 The poor -- 4.1 Attitudes towards poverty -- 4.2 Reasons for the increase in poverty -- 4.3 Government action to tackle poverty |
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5 English sailors -- 5.1 Reasons for exploration -- 5.2 Drake and circumnavigation, 1577-80 -- 5.3 Voyages and trade -- 5.4 The role of Raleigh -- 5.5 Case study: The 1585 and 1587 expeditions to North America -- Part 2: Life in Elizabethan times review -- Part 3: Troubles at home and abroad -- 6 Religious matters -- 6.1 The question of religion, English Catholicism and Protestantism -- 6.2 The Northern Rebellion -- 6.3 Elizabeth's excommunication and the arrival of Catholic missionaries -- 6.4 Catholic plots and the threat to the Elizabethan Settlement |
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6.5 The response of Elizabeth's government to the Catholic threat -- 6.6 The nature and ideas of the Puritans and Puritanism -- 7 Mary Queen of Scots -- 7.1 The arrival of Mary Queen of Scots in England -- 7.2 Elizabeth and parliament's treatment of Mary -- 7.3 Mary's execution and its impact -- 8 The conflict with Spain -- 8.1 The reasons for conflict with Spain -- 8.2 Naval warfare -- tactics and technology -- 8.3 The Spanish Armada: key events -- 8.4 The defeat of the Spanish Armada -- 8.5 The consequences of the defeat of the Spanish Armada -- Part 3: Troubles at home and abroad review |
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Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- J -- M -- N -- P -- R -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y |
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Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Make AQA GCSE History more accessible, enjoyable and manageable. Based on his own experience of teaching the specification, renowned author Dale Banham knows how to cover the content with the right pace and depth, while also equipping students with the knowledge and 'complex thinking' skills required for exam success. Using the latest research on memory and visible learning, this textbook will help to raise attainment for students of all abilities. - Engage students with accessible routes into |
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Educational: History.
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STUDY AIDS -- Study Guides.
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HISTORY -- Study & Teaching.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1510458832 |
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9781510458833 |
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