starter activity

Why do people get married? Have the reasons always been the same?

Love

Improving your status

MoneyStart a family

Family or

friends advise you to

Why would the young Elizabeth want to get

married?

Who should the Who should the Queen marry?Queen marry?

TBAT Assess the strengths TBAT Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth and weaknesses of Elizabeth

I’s suitors and explain her I’s suitors and explain her view on marriageview on marriage

Key words: suitors

Your taskYour task Work in groups of 5. One of you in the Work in groups of 5. One of you in the

group will be Queen Elizabeth, the others group will be Queen Elizabeth, the others will be one of her suitors either:will be one of her suitors either:

Christopher HattonChristopher Hatton Philip IIPhilip II The Duke of AlenconThe Duke of Alencon Robert Dudley.Robert Dudley. Each suitor will have 2 minutes to make Each suitor will have 2 minutes to make

their case and then the Queen will decide their case and then the Queen will decide who should win her hand in marriage.who should win her hand in marriage.

Sir Christopher Hatton

Philip II

Francois, Duke of Alencon Sir Robert Dudley

Your taskYour task Either:Either: Write a letter to one of your Write a letter to one of your

disappointed candidates explaining disappointed candidates explaining why you can’t marry himwhy you can’t marry him

Write a letter as one of the suitors Write a letter as one of the suitors explaining why you think the Queen explaining why you think the Queen should marry youshould marry you

OKOK Getting Getting betterbetter

Wow factor!Wow factor!

Either: you Either: you have given a have given a limited limited number of number of reasons why reasons why you can’t you can’t marry the marry the suitorsuitorOr: you have Or: you have given a given a limited limited number of number of reasons why reasons why Elizabeth Elizabeth should marry should marry youyou

Either: you’ve Either: you’ve made a full made a full range or range or reasons why reasons why you can’t you can’t marry and marry and explained explained some of themsome of themOr: you’ve Or: you’ve given a full given a full range of range of reasons and reasons and explained explained some of themsome of them

Either: you’ve Either: you’ve given a full, given a full, detailed detailed range of range of reasons, with reasons, with a full a full explanation explanation and written in and written in a sympathetic a sympathetic stylestyleOr: as above, Or: as above, but written in but written in a pleading a pleading stylestyle

Why did Elizabeth I Why did Elizabeth I consider marrying Philip IIconsider marrying Philip II

Your taskYour task Read ‘Changing Minds’, p. 57 and Read ‘Changing Minds’, p. 57 and

create a Word table similar to the create a Word table similar to the one below. Finally, underneath write one below. Finally, underneath write down what you think she should do.down what you think she should do.

Reasons for Reasons for marrying Philipmarrying Philip

Reasons for not Reasons for not marrying Philipmarrying Philip

Tell me about the key strengths and Tell me about the key strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth’s suitorsweaknesses of Elizabeth’s suitors

Who was the best match?Who was the best match? Why did Elizabeth choose to never Why did Elizabeth choose to never

marry?marry?