| S5 History |
Last
update -
04 May 2023 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
 |
|
Unit 1 - Reformation |
|
Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
|
What were the causes of the Reformation? - Skill
focus: long and short term causes |
Worksheet
|
Examples of previous
student work Two minute
video about
the Reformation.
Two
Videos giving an overview
of the Protestant Reformation.
Keith Hughes
video explains the Reformation in about 7 minutes... very
quickly. Good
essay by Bruce Robinson on the BBC site explaining why the
Reformation happened from a British perspective. |
| What were
Martin Luther's radical ideas? Skill focus - empathy |
Worksheet
PowerPoint
on Reformation artist Lucas Cranach
Spartacus Educational on Luther. |
 |
Extract from 2003
feature film
of the life of Luther. The film stars Ralph Fiennes as
Martin Luther, this edited extract dramatises Luther's
break with the Catholic Church.
|
PBS
documentary on Luther.
More on
Lucas Cranach and see also
Wikipedia
www.luther.de is a
multilingual site with plenty of information about the
life and times of Luther, including a review of some of
the famous myths.
10 Things you didn't know about Martin Luther.
Short BBC
radio programme
explains the importance of Luther to the German
language. |
|
|
Martin Luther: what is the difference between
documentary film and history? |
History students
worksheet
guide to historical documentaries and the
complete video illustrated website.
Worksheet
Guide to
the strengths and weaknesses of film. |
The
BBC
documentary video
seen in class Tristram Hunt's Protestant Revolution.
For an explanation and analysis of exposition - introduction of
documentary - see my
website.
 |
PBS
Video Luther Reluctant
Revolutionary
PBS
website on Luther |
Guide to what makes a
source useful. |
| How
significant was the Diet of Worms? |
Worksheet |
The power of cinema,
heretic burning
from Ridley Scott's film 1492.
Feature film extract of the
speech at the Diet of Worms. The significance of the Reformation
-
video from the BBC
documentary Protestant Revolution.
See the
historical advisor's view on the film.
The
BBC
documentary video
Protestant Revolution.
BBC radio programme on the significance of the Diet of
Worms.
|
|
Two Responses to the Reformation – Jesuits and
Calvinists |
Worksheet |
Classic BBC
documentary video Civilisation examines the wider
implications of the Reformation. The
BBC
documentary video
seen in class Tristram Hunt's Protestant Revolution.
Diagram of Catholic and Protestant Churches, 16th Century
England.
 |
A little
Blackadder
light relief.
Puritanism in England (video). |
|
| End of
Unit Test |
Quiz and revision advice
|
|
 |
