starter activity

What’s your favourite subject at school? Why do you think it is felt important that you study them? What would be important

subjects for a Tudor monarch like Elizabeth?

History

RE

Music

English

Drama

MFL

Art

Maths

ICT

CitizenshipScience

Geography

Young Elizabeth: Young Elizabeth: what was she what was she

like?like?To find out about Elizabeth’s To find out about Elizabeth’s early life & TBAT explain the early life & TBAT explain the

factors which led to her factors which led to her successsuccess

LOs

Key words: governess

Your taskYour task

Read p.68-9 and Read p.68-9 and note down reasons note down reasons why Elizabeth’s why Elizabeth’s early life was so early life was so difficultdifficult

How typical do How typical do you think her life you think her life was for a Tudor was for a Tudor girl?girl?

Elizabeth’s early lifeElizabeth’s early life Born on 7Born on 7thth September September

15331533 2 year’s old when Anne 2 year’s old when Anne

Boleyn was executedBoleyn was executed Elizabeth had 4 Elizabeth had 4

stepmothers!stepmothers! Never lived near Never lived near

HenryHenry Her brother Edward Her brother Edward

became heirbecame heir Lived with Mary in Lived with Mary in

Hatfield, ElthamHatfield, ElthamCan you guess how old Elizabeth was in this portrait? What clues does the artist give us about Elizabeth’s character? Answer

Eltham Palace

Hatfield House

Elizabeth’s early lifeElizabeth’s early life

Father died at 13Father died at 13 Suspected of Suspected of

plotting against plotting against her brother & her brother & sistersister

Kept as a virtual Kept as a virtual prisoner in the prisoner in the countrysidecountryside

Became queen Became queen aged 25aged 25

Elizabeth comes to FSG!

‘The Family of Henry VIII’ by Lucas de Heere (c.1570). What does this painting tell us about Elizabeth’s family background?

Read, ‘The Secret of her success’ p.68 and note down at least 4 reasons why Elizabeth was successful. Which reason would be most important when she was queen?

Secret of her successSecret of her success Elizabeth once wrote a Elizabeth once wrote a

poem to her stepmother poem to her stepmother with a note saying, if she with a note saying, if she didn’t use her brain in didn’t use her brain in this way it would go this way it would go rustyrusty

Spent 100 hours Spent 100 hours embroidering a book embroidering a book cover for Henry VIIIcover for Henry VIII

Henry VIII preferred to Henry VIII preferred to visit Elizabeth & talk to visit Elizabeth & talk to herher

By the age of 16 she By the age of 16 she could speak 5 languages: could speak 5 languages: English, French, Italian, English, French, Italian, Greek & LatinGreek & Latin

How do we know this is a ‘royal’ portrait?

Secret of her successSecret of her success

Spent most of her Spent most of her time with tutors, time with tutors, including Roger including Roger Ascham & Thomas Ascham & Thomas Gryndal (her Gryndal (her favourite)favourite)

Much of the day Much of the day spent writing and spent writing and reading … and reading … and reading … and reading … and readingreading Roger Ascham

Elizabeth’s timetable – how does this compare with yours?

Picture of timetable

Tutor’s commentsTutor’s comments

““She is most eager. Her mind has no She is most eager. Her mind has no womanly weakness, her womanly weakness, her perseverance is equal to that of a perseverance is equal to that of a man and she has a long memory. man and she has a long memory. She talks French and Italian as well She talks French and Italian as well as English, and has often talked to as English, and has often talked to me in Latin and Greek. She has me in Latin and Greek. She has beautiful handwriting and is a skilful beautiful handwriting and is a skilful musician.”musician.”

Roger Ascham

Why do you think Bible study, conversation and foreign languages take up so much of Elizabeth’s

time?

Your taskYour task

It’s reports time! You are Roger It’s reports time! You are Roger Ascham and the king has asked you for Ascham and the king has asked you for a report on his daughter’s progress. a report on his daughter’s progress. Write a school report on Elizabeth. Write a school report on Elizabeth. You may wish to cover these subjects: You may wish to cover these subjects: English, foreign languages, music, RE, English, foreign languages, music, RE, DT, PE as well as including a tutor’s DT, PE as well as including a tutor’s report. Don’t forget to set her some report. Don’t forget to set her some targets for development, too!targets for development, too!

OK Getting better Wow factor!

Includes some references to her skills, e.g. languages she could speak

Includes a broader range of references to languages she could speak

Refers to some other topics she studied e.g. Bible and sports

Includes a comment from Roger Ascham

Includes a full range of languages – French, Italian, Latin & Greek & her ability to speak & translate languages

Refers to her Bible studies, but also links to other knowledge, e.g. her preference for the ‘Middle Way’ and how she didn’t want to ‘make windows onto men’s souls’

Refers to other school subjects, e.g. music, sports, textiles & philosophy (embroidery)

Detailed comment from Roger Ascham

Elizabeth’s early lifeElizabeth’s early life

13 years old!