Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping.

And I'm really looking forward to learning with you today, all about significant rulers from the past.

And we're going to explore the question, what can those rulers, what can their stories tell us? So shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain why people remember Elizabeth I and her reign.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson.

So it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The keywords we'll be using today are government, debt, religion.

I'm gonna say those words again.

And I'd like you to repeat them after me.

Government.

Debt.

Religion.

Good job.

And let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean.

Let's take a look at each of their definitions.

A government is a group of leaders who make laws and decisions for a country.

A debt is something, especially money, that is owed to someone else.

A religion is a set of beliefs and practises.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords.

And when you are ready to continue, press Play.

These are the learning cycles that we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

The reign of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I, the queen who did not marry.

In the first learning cycle, we are going to explore the reign of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I did not have the easiest start when she became queen.

She faced many problems. One of her first problems was deciding who would help her rule.

Her sister Mary had been queen before her.

And the government that Queen Mary had created included many powerful Catholic people.

However, Elizabeth I was a Protestant.

Protestants and Catholics are both Christians, but they have different beliefs.

Elizabeth did not want a Catholic government to make important decisions.

She wanted people who followed the same religion as her.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What religion did Elizabeth I follow? Catholic, Protestant, Muslim.

Pause the video here and have a quick discussion with your learning partner.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that Elizabeth followed the Protestant religion, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

Elizabeth I decided to make the government smaller.

She kept some of Mary's advisors, but also included some Protestant people that she had chosen herself.

So she had a smaller government of a mixture of Catholic and Protestant people.

You can see an illustration there of Queen Elizabeth I and the government.

Another problem Elizabeth I faced was the debt that her father and half siblings had left England with.

A debt is something, especially money, that is owed to someone else.

The country had suffered from many problems, such as disease and poor harvests, when Elizabeth's family ruled.

So there were rebellions in England at this time because the people of England were angry about what had happened during the time that Elizabeth's family had ruled.

But Queen Elizabeth faced the rebellions and was able to put new ideas in place to gain the trust of the people of England to show them that she was going to get rid of the debt that her father and half siblings had left and she was going to make a change to the way England was ruled.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Elizabeth's time as queen was easy.

Is that true or false? Pause the video here and have a quick moment to think.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

If you said that was false, you are absolutely right.

Now looking at these two statements, which would help to justify your answer? England was in debt and she had to face rebellions.

The people of England were happy and trusted Elizabeth.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner.

Which of these two statements would justify your answer? And press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that England was in debt and she had to face rebellions, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to describe to your learning partner the problems that Elizabeth I faced.

You can use these words to help you.

Government, religion, debt, rebellions.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to describe to your learning partner the problems that Elizabeth I faced.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at an example? So your answer may include Queen Elizabeth I had lots of problems when she became the queen.

She needed a government to help her, but she wanted her helpers to have the same religion as her, and a lot of the government had been Catholic.

Elizabeth's family had left England in debt and people were angry.

Elizabeth I had to face the rebellions and make people trust her.

So well done if you were able to describe the problems that Queen Elizabeth I faced.

And well done for completing that learning task.

We're now ready to move into the second part of our lesson.

We're going to explore Queen Elizabeth I, the queen who did not marry.

Queen Elizabeth I was protective of her royal power.

Unfortunately, England had a powerful enemy, Spain, and there were arguments over religion.

The rest of England would normally follow the same religion as their king or queen.

When Mary was queen, she had encouraged people to be Catholic.

Mary had also been married to Philip, the Catholic king of Spain.

Elizabeth was Protestant, but she was worried she would upset too many people if she forced them to follow the Protestant religion.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Laura and Jacob are talking about Queen Elizabeth's religion.

Who is correct? Laura says, "Queen Elizabeth was Catholic, so she wanted England to be Catholic." Jacob says, "Queen Elizabeth was Protestant, but she didn't want to force England to be Protestant." Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner.

Who is correct, Laura or Jacob, when they're talking about Queen Elizabeth's religion? And press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? Jacob is correct.

Elizabeth's half sister Mary was Catholic, but Elizabeth was Protestant.

Now, Elizabeth tried to build a positive relationship with Catholic Spain and King Philip.

Elizabeth's government even suggested that she could marry Philip.

But she refused.

She said no.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Can you fill in the missing words to complete this sentence? Elizabeth's government suggested that she should, King Philip of Spain.

So what should go in that missing gap there? Pause the video here and take a moment to think.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, Elizabeth's government suggested that she should marry King Philip of Spain.

She didn't want to.

Today, lots of people decide not to get married.

But during this time in history, people expected women to get married.

They expected Queen Elizabeth to marry and have children who could be the next king or queen of England.

Elizabeth's government and her advisors tried to convince her to marry someone, and many men asked Elizabeth to marry them.

But she said no to all of them.

Here's a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I here.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Complete these sentences to explain what people expected of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth's government did/did not want her to marry.

People at the time did/did not expect a queen to marry and have children who would be the next ruler of England.

Elizabeth I said no/yes to marriage proposals.

So pause the video here and have a go at circling the correct word to complete the sentence.

So in the first one, did or did not? Second one, did or did not? And the third one, no or yes? Make sure you give yourself enough time to choose the correct word, and then press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look? So Elizabeth's government did want her to marry.

People at the time did expect a queen to marry and have children who would be the next ruler of England.

And Elizabeth I said no to marriage proposals.

Well done, if you were able to complete those correctly.

Elizabeth was focused on solving England's problems, and she knew that she did not need the help of a husband to do this.

So Elizabeth never married, and she chose to rule England alone for 45 years.

She gave powerful speeches to warn her government not to suggest that she should marry.

She's remembered for putting England before herself and being a successful, powerful, and strong ruler.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Elizabeth I ruled England alone.

Is that true or false? What do you think? If you said that's true, you are absolutely right.

Now, looking at these two statements, which of these would justify your answer? Elizabeth married and chose not to rule England.

Elizabeth never married and chose to rule England alone for 45 years.

Pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a think and maybe have a discussion with your learning partner about which of these two statements would help to justify your answer.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said Elizabeth never married and chose to rule England alone for 45 years, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to explain to your learning partner why people remember Elizabeth I and her reign.

Use these words to help you.

Expected, marry, speeches, government.

Pause the video here and give yourself enough time to explain to your learning partner why people remember Elizabeth I and her reign.

And press Play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at an example? Your answer could include Queen Elizabeth I is remembered for ruling England differently to other queens.

People expected Elizabeth I to marry.

However, she was focused on solving England's problems and she knew that she did not need to get married if she didn't want to.

Elizabeth chose to rule England alone for 45 years.

She gave powerful speeches to warn her government not to suggest that she should marry.

Well done if you were able to explain to your learning partner why people remember Elizabeth I and her reign.

And well done for completing that learning task.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about Elizabeth I, the queen who did not marry.

Queen Elizabeth I faced many problems. She needed a government to help her rule, but religion was a problem.

Elizabeth I created a smaller government of Catholic and Protestant advisors.

Queen Elizabeth also had to face England's debt and some rebellions to gain the trust of the people.

Although people expected her to, she refused to marry.

Elizabeth never married and ruled England alone for 45 years.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.