AQA GCSE History: Elizabethan England, c1568-1603 revision guide – About Oxford Revise
With our guide, you’ll revise the full specification for the AQA GCSE History: Elizabethan England, c1568–1603 exam.
For this wider world depth study, you’ll focus on a range of topics including her golden age and the conflict with Spain. As well as this, you’ll also delve into the challenges of being a female ruler, religious matters and her court.
Oxford Revise takes you through what to revise and how to do it. With our approach you’ll expand your understanding and learn the key concepts for your History exam. Also, our retrieval questions help you check your learning. As well as this, the exam practice questions and model answers give you plenty of exam practice.
Revise effectively for your AQA GCSE History: Elizabethan England exam
This guide covers the British depth study Elizabethan England, c1568–1603, using clear, easy-to-understand language. For instance:
- Key terms boxes highlight the important words and language that you need to understand and help you to use them confidently.
- Revision tips give you quick ways to understand the core concepts and practice remembering them.
AQA GCSE History: Elizabethan England C1568-1603 exam practice
Each chapter has lots of exam-style questions for you to practice. These revision guides are designed to build confidence, consolidate knowledge and stretch understanding across all topics for the exam. As well as this, there are helpful tips throughout:
- Exam tips show you how to interpret questions, what you need to do in your answers, and give you advice on how to get as many marks as possible.
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Contents list
1. Elizabeth I, her court, and the difficulties of being a female ruler
2. A ‘Golden Age’
3. The Poor
4. English sailors
5. Religious matters
6. Mary Queen of Scots
7. Conflict with Spain
8. Historic Environment: Hardwick Hall
9. Historic Environment: The Globe Theatre
10. Historic Environment: The defeat of the Spanish Armada
11. Historic Environment: Kenilworth Castle
12. Historic Environment: Burghley’s Almshouses at Stamford
13. Historic Environment: Sheffield Manor Lodge
14. Historic Environment: The Americas and Drake’s circumnavigation
The Oxford Revise approach
Oxford Revise uses a clear three-step method to get you ready for your exams.
1. Knowledge – Learn the facts through an easy-to-follow ‘Knowledge Organiser’ in each chapter.
2. Retrieval – Check you’ve retained the exam knowledge, through quick-fire recall questions and answers.
3. Practice – Put your knowledge into practice by completing plenty of exam-style questions.
In addition, there are lots of hints and tips from revision and subject experts on how to plan your revision and helpful advice on techniques to build exam confidence.
Our expert authors
Series editor: Aaron Wilkes
Author: Paul Martin
Aaron Wilkes
Our Series Editor, Aaron Wilkes, brings over 25 years of experience working in schools, where he has served as a teacher, department head, and faculty leader. On top of that, Aaron leads the PGCE Secondary History course at the University of Warwick. He’s also widely published as a school textbook author, mainly with Oxford University Press.
In addition, Aaron is the co-creator and co-owner of the online History journal practicalhistories.com, which offers useful resources for history educators. He also works with the BBC as an Educational Consultant for their Bitesize and Teach platforms.
Paul Martin
As an author and editor for Oxford Revise Edexcel and AQA History, Paul brings a wealth of expertise through his specialism is secondary history education. In addition to this, he works as a freelance author, editor, and educational resource developer. With over 20 years of experience in educational publishing, he’s contributed to a wide range of projects that support both teachers and students. On top of that, he’s previously reviewed school history tours for Edexcel, further showcasing their expertise in curriculum-linked learning experiences.
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