What was the driving force of the English Reformation?

about this session

Key stage 5 | Subject: History | Topics: Tudors | Session type: Depth study

True believer or fickle opportunist? Can the buildings of Hampton Court Palace offer insight into the choices and influences of King Henry VIII?

In this session students will analyse Henry’s own personal faith, the rollercoaster of shifting dogma and the people who held different sway over the King's decisions.

Through a study of both the physical evidence of King Henry VIII's palace and contemporary documentary sources, students will evaluate the factors that would determine the course of England's faith for centuries to come.

Exam board links

This session has been designed to complement the study of the English Reformation, and particularly the following exam boards: 

• AQA, 1C: The Tudors: England, 1485–1603, Part One. 
• AQA, 2D: Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570. 
• Edexcel, 1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion. 
• OCR A, Y106: England, 1485–1558: the Early Tudors. 
• WJEC, Unit 1, period study (AS): Government, rebellion and society in Wales and England, c.1485-1603. 
• WJEC, Unit 2, depth study (AS): The Mid Tudor Crisis; Problems, threats and challenges, c.1529-1553. 
• WJEC, Unit 3, breadth study (A2): Poverty, protest and rebellion in Wales and England, c.1485-1603. 

Booking Information

Availability
Wednesday - Friday
10.30, 13.00

This session is also available on our Schools only Tuesdays:

2024   

Tuesday 24 September
Tuesday 22 October
Tuesday 26 November      

2025

Tuesday 25 February
Tuesday 25 March
Tuesday 20 May
Tuesday 8 July   

Duration
90 minutes

Capacity
Up to 25 students

Price
£114 per session plus £4.10 per student admission