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 describe the relationship between Elizabeth and her half-sister Mary.

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 key words we'll be using today are executed, plotting, Tower of London.

I'm going to say those words again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Executed, plotting, Tower of London.

Good job.

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

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

Executed means someone being killed as a legal punishment.

Plotting means to secretly make plans to carry out an illegal or harmful action.

The Tower of London is a building used to defend the king or queen.

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

And when you're ready to continue, press play.

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

Who was Elizabeth I? How did Elizabeth I become Queen of England? In the first learning cycle, we're going to explore who Elizabeth I was.

Elizabeth I was born Princess Elizabeth in September, 1533.

She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

You can see a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I there.

King Henry VIII had three children.

You can see in this portrait three of his children, Elizabeth, Mary and Edward.

Mary and Edward were Elizabeth's half-siblings, and this meant Elizabeth was third in line for the throne.

At this time, the throne always went to the first born son of the monarch, rather than the first born daughter.

So Edward was the first born son.

And Mary and Edward were Elizabeth's half-brother and half-sister.

So Elizabeth was only third in line for the throne.

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

Can you complete this sentence? Princess Elizabeth was in line for the throne.

Was she A, first, B, fourth or C, third.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said Princess Elizabeth was third in line for the throne, you're absolutely right, well done.

In 1547, King Henry VIII died, and Elizabeth was 13 years old when he died.

Her half-brother Edward then became king.

And when Edward became king, Elizabeth was living with her stepmother Catherine, who was married to a man called Thomas Seymour.

Let's take a moment to pause here.

Who took the throne when King Henry VIII died? Mary, Edward or Elizabeth? Hmm, what do you think? If you said that Edward took the throne, you're absolutely right, well done.

Now, some people say that Thomas Seymour was plotting to marry Elizabeth so that he could replace King Edward and become king himself.

You can see a portrait of King Edward VI there.

King Edward was very young when he became king.

Now, King Edward found out this plan and was very angry.

Elizabeth could have been executed.

Elizabeth was in a very dangerous situation.

However, she was able to convince Edward that she was innocent.

"I did not know about the plan." Elizabeth survived, but Thomas Seymour was not so lucky.

He was executed.

Can you remember what executed means? That's right, he was killed as a legal punishment.

So because he tried to take Edward's throne and become king himself, he was killed.

Take a look at that portrait there of Elizabeth aged 13.

So that's how old she was when King Henry VIII died and when Edward became king.

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

King Edward executed Elizabeth I.

Is that true or false? Hmm, what do you think? If you said that's false, you're absolutely right.

Now, looking at these two statements, which of these would help to justify your answer? King Edward executed Thomas Seymour for plotting, King Edward executed his sister Mary for plotting.

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

Decide which of these two statements would help to justify your answer, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that King Edward executed Thomas Seymour for plotting, that's absolutely right, well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to put the events from Elizabeth's life in the correct order, starting with the earliest as number one.

So we have King Henry VIII died.

Elizabeth was born to parents Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Elizabeth's half-brother Edward became king.

Elizabeth was nearly executed by King Edward.

So pause the video here and make sure you give yourself enough time to have a go at putting these events in the correct order, starting with number one for the earliest.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at the order? So firstly, Elizabeth was born to parents Henry VIII and and Anne Boleyn.

Secondly, King Henry VIII died.

Thirdly, Elizabeth's half-brother Edward became king.

And lastly, Elizabeth was nearly executed by King Edward, and that was because he thought she was plotting to take his throne.

But it wasn't, it was Thomas Seymour.

Well done if you were able to put those events into the correct order, and well done for completing that learning task.

This brings us to the second parts of our lesson.

How did Elizabeth I become queen of England? When Edward died at the age of only 15, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became the next queen of England.

Mary followed the Catholic religion, and many people in England were happy that she was queen.

You can see a portrait there of Queen Mary I.

However, some people who followed the Protestant religion were not happy, especially when she announced she would marry a Catholic king from Spain.

This made some people in England very angry.

The people who did not like Mary thought that Elizabeth might be a better queen, and started plotting to make her queen instead of Mary.

Can you remember what plotting means? That's right, it's to make a secret plan.

So trying to make a secret plan to make Elizabeth queen.

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

Everyone was happy when Mary became queen.

Is that true or false? Hmm, what do you think? That was false, well done.

Now, looking at these two statements, which of these would help to justify your answer? Some people started plotting to make Elizabeth the queen instead.

Some people started plotting to make Edward the king instead.

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

Which of these two statements would help to justify your answer? And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said some people started plotting to make Elizabeth the queen instead, you're absolutely right, well done.

Now, Elizabeth and Mary had not grown up together and did not have a strong relationship as sisters.

Queen Mary thought her younger half-sister Elizabeth was involved in all the plotting to take her throne.

So Elizabeth was put in prison in the Tower of London.

And Elizabeth was only 21-years-old when she was put in prison.

Well, she was kept in the Tower of London for two months, questioned and scared of being executed.

Elizabeth was then forced to live as a prisoner under house arrest for the next four years.

You can see a photo here of the Tower of London, that's still there in London today.

It's a building that was used to protect the king and queen.

Now, fearing that she might be executed, Elizabeth wrote a letter to Queen Mary saying that she was innocent.

Although Mary would not see Elizabeth, she eventually freed her, and Elizabeth's life was spared.

She was again very lucky not to be executed.

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

Can you match these key words to their definitions? So we have executed, plotting, Tower of London.

A building used to defend the king or queen, to secretly make plans to carry out an illegal or harmful action, someone being killed as a legal punishment.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Shall we take a look? So executed is when someone is killed as a legal punishment.

Plotting means to secretly make plans to carry out an illegal or harmful action.

And the Tower of London is a building used to defend the king or queen.

Well done if you matched those correctly.

Now, in November, 1558, Queen Mary died.

And at the age of 25, Elizabeth became the new queen of England, known as Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth believed it was a miracle, and exclaimed, "This is the Lord's doing, "and it is wondrous in our eyes." So Queen Elizabeth I, she became the queen when Queen Mary died in 1558.

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

When did Elizabeth I become Queen of England? 1258, 1958 or 1558.

Pause the video here to give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

If you said she became queen in 1558, you're absolutely right, well done.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to describe the relationship between Elizabeth and her half-sister Mary to your learning partner.

You might want to use these words and phrases to help you, plotting, Tower of London, executed, innocent, freed, queen.

Pause the video here, and give yourself enough time to describe the relationship between Elizabeth and her half-sister Mary, and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at an example? So your answer could include, "Mary thought that Elizabeth was plotting "to steal her throne.

"Mary imprisoned Elizabeth in the Tower of London "for two months.

"Elizabeth was frightened of being executed, "so she wrote a letter to Mary saying she was innocent.

"Mary freed Elizabeth, "but she would not see her.

"Mary died in 1558, "and Elizabeth became the Queen of England." Well done if you were able to describe that relationship between Elizabeth I and her half-sister Mary, and well done for completing that learning task.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about the half-sisters Elizabeth and Mary.

When Elizabeth's father King Henry VIII died, Elizabeth's half-brother Edward became king.

When Edward died, Elizabeth's half-sister Mary became queen.

Queen Mary suspected that Elizabeth was involved in plotting to take the throne.

Elizabeth was put in prison in the Tower of London when she was 21, and feared she would be executed.

After Elizabeth wrote Mary a letter saying she was innocent, Mary freed her.

When Mary died, Elizabeth became the Queen of England.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.