Put the title
Elizabeth’s Middle Way
in your exercise book.
Read the information on the webpage, then:
Task One
1. Working in a group of four, discuss Source 1: ‘How Elizabeth seemed to adopt a Middle Way’.
2. Learn the information so that you can remember it without looking at the webpage.
3. Play a game to rehearse the information. One of you takes the role of a Catholic, one a
Protestant, and one Queen Elizabeth.
 Taking it in turns, the ‘Catholic’ and the ‘Protestant’ say what they believe; then the other
contradicts them.
 Then ‘Queen Elizabeth’ says: ‘From now on you will both…’ and tells them her Middle Way.
 Do this for all nine beliefs.
 The fourth member of the group scores all three players on how well they have remembered
the information – the player with the highest score wins.
Task Two:
1. Working on your own, do the worksheet: ‘Elizabeth’s Middle Way’.
2. Working with a partner or in a small group, do the acrostic: ‘Elizabeth in Danger’.
3. Coming together as a whole class, discuss:
 How much of a ‘middle way’ was Elizabeth’s ‘Middle Way’?
 Did Elizabeth become more Protestant as her reign went on?
 How successful was Elizabeth’s ‘Middle Way’?
 Was Elizabeth ever in real danger?
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Elizabeth’s Middle Way
A. Understanding the webpage
1.
If people did not follow Elizabeth's Middle Way in religion, they were:
ignored
2
captured
priests
Catholics
extreme Protestants
they rebelled
their priests
their loyalty
People who did not go to church were called:
Puritans
5
punished
Elizabeth's main fear about Catholics was:
their religion
4
executed
Puritans were:
bishops
3
(Circle the right answer.)
recusants
Catholics
priests
Write the word in the passage which means:
a. Made secret plans, took part in a conspiracy. ………………………………………………………………
b. Put to death by order of the government. ………………….………………………………………………..
c. Cut into four pieces. ………………………………………….………………………………………………..
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Explain the meaning of the following phrases in the passage:
a. `Tortured': ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b. 'Never denied his Catholic faith': ………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. 'Left to the rats': ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Understanding the events
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Put the following events in Edmund Campion's story in the right order. (Write 1-6.)
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a. He was hanged.
b. He was cut down while he was still alive
c. He was arrested for treason.
d. Iron spikes were pushed under his fingernails.
e. He was quartered.
f. He was starved and left to the rats.
C. Understanding the characters
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(Write answers to the following questions.)
What kind of man was Edmund Campion? ……………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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What kind of person was Elizabeth? ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
D. Handwriting
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(In your best handwriting, copy this sentence, correcting the mistakes.)
elizabeth wanted a Middle, Way in religion, but people Who not follow it are punished
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Elizabeth in Danger
First, complete the acrostic, using the dates in the dues at the
bottom of the page to help you select the right word from the
Factfile. Your answers will reveal the name of a famous
traitor.
Then, write a set of clues which would help someone to get
the right answer. For example:
1. 1568 She fled to England in 1568.
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Factfile: Elizabeth in Danger
1568 Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
1569 Rebellion of the Northern Earls is
defeated.
1570 A Papal Bull (law) says that it is right to
plot to kill Elizabeth.
1571 Ridolfi's Plot: Roberto Ridolfi, a Catholic,
plots with Spain and English Catholics
to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, and
depose Elizabeth.
1579 Catholic Rebellion in Ireland, helped by
troops from Spain.
1580 Catholic 'Missionaries' from the Spanish
Netherlands arrive in England.
1581 Edmund Campion, Catholic missionary,
discovered, tortured and executed.
1583 John Somerville's Plot to kill Elizabeth is
discovered, and Somerville is executed.
1583 Francis Throckmorton's Plot for a
Spanish invasion is discovered.
Throckmorton is executed.
1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, sends secret
letters to Babington, not knowing that
the messenger, Gilbert Gifford, is a
double agent for the Queen.
1586 Anthony Babington's Plot for Elizabeth's
murder and a Spanish invasion is
discovered. Babington is executed.
1587 Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed. She
is proved to have supported Babington.
1587 The Pope declares a 'Catholic Crusade'
to invade England and depose
Elizabeth.
1. 1568
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2. 1569
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3. 1570
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4. 1571
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5. 1571
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6. 1579
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7. 1581
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8. 1570
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9. 1581
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10. 1569 and 1579 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. 1583
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12. 1583
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13. 1586
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14. 1587
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15. 1587
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16. 1587
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