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Black Tudors: Free enquiries for KS3 History

Black Tudors has become a phenomenon in the History teaching community since its publication in 2017.

We have worked closely with author Miranda Kaufmann, the University of Oxford’s Jason Todd and a team of teachers from across the UK to produce five different enquiries that incorporate Miranda’s scholarship.

Black Tudors offers readers an insight into a neglected history. At its heart, the book is about human stories that are so key to pupils’ interest and engagement. What’s so striking is how Miranda uses each human story as the context for exploring an aspect of Tudor England that is revelatory and illuminating.

Jason Todd

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The five enquiries

Short on time in KS3? Choose one of our single-lesson enquiries. Looking for greater depth? Use one of our multi-lesson enquiries. We want every pupil to have a chance to meet this diverse and enthralling cast of characters.

What should go in a documentary about the Tudors?

4 lessons
Key skill: The second order concept of significance

Resources included:

Lesson presentations
Lesson worksheets
Scheme of work
Curriculum rationale

What do we know about Black Tudors?

1 lesson
Key skill: Looking at interpretations

Resources included:

Presentation
Worksheet
Curriculum rationale

How can Black Tudors help us to understand how historians construct the past?

1 lesson
Key skill: Looking at interpretations

Resources included:

Presentation
Worksheet
Curriculum rationale

What does the evidence left behind tell us about African people living in Tudor England?

1 lesson
Key skill: Evidential thinking

Resources included:

Presentation
Worksheet
Curriculum rationale

Why was the world expanding for the Tudors and the Stuarts?

5 lessons
Key skill: The second order concept of significance

Resources included:

Lesson presentations
Lesson worksheets
Homework worksheets
Scheme of work
Curriculum rationale

Writing Black Tudors

Listen to Miranda Kaufman in conversation with Jason Todd, as they discuss the process of writing the book.

Watch the video

Further reading

Download a bibliography with suggestions for additional resources and reading.

Evidence and sources

Hear Miranda talk in more detail about the evidence and sources that she used to write Black Tudors.

Watch the video

The author team

Find out more about Miranda, Jason and the teachers who wrote the enquiries.

Meet the authors