Lady Jane Grey (KS 3 - 5): online sessions for school groups

Nine Days Queen – Would you like to meet Lady Jane Grey?

Students spend some time with Lady Jane Grey (played by a professional actor) as she talks about her experiences during her life growing up in the Tudor Court before the struggle for succession in the Mid Tudor Crisis and her death in 1554. Students are invited to chat with Jane during the session. How did she come to be Queen for only nine days and what did she think about the fight for the throne?

This can be held as an assembly for multiple concurrent classes as long as students with pre-prepared questions are seated near a microphone.

This session supports schools studying the Mid-Tudor Crisis at KS3 - KS5 specifically:

• KS3 National Curriculum: the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745 (the English Reformation and Counter Reformation (Henry VIII to Mary I))

• KS5 A Level:

• OCR History A

• Period Study: England 1547 – 1603: the Later Tudors

• Thematic Study: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485—1603

• AQA History 1C The Tudors: England, 1485 – 1603.

• Part two: England: turmoil and triumph, 1547 – 1603. Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547 – 1563.

• Edexcel A Level History:

• Paper 1, Option 1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion

• Paper 3, Option 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603. Aspects in breadth: controlling a fractious nation – changes in Tudor government, 1485–1603

Available as: Online Workshop.

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[Banner image: Proclamation of Lady Jane Grey TNA SP 11/1 and Portrait of Lady Jane Grey NPG 6804 © National Portrait Gallery, London.]

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Our online sessions engage students in historical enquiry from their classroom. Interacting live with experienced educators from The National Archives students will develop their skills of analysis and deepen their understanding of evidence by examining documents.

You only need a microphone, large screen and webcam to take part. Interactive activities encourage students to discuss their ideas and work in groups using high-quality materials provided in advance by the Education team.

Please note that in accordance with our safeguarding policy, and to avoid unnecessary disruption, class/subject teachers must stay with their class for the duration of the online session. If the teacher is not present for any part of the workshop or if a cover teacher is used, we will be unable to proceed with the session.

You can contact the Education Team on [email protected] if you have any questions about booking onto sessions.

I f you would like to talk to someone about your booking please contact us on 0203 9089162.