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History at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 7: Images of an age what can we learn from portraits 1500-1750?

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Resources

Resources include:

  • reproductions of a range of portraits 1500-1750 (for a portrait of Olaudah Equiano see www.bbc.co.uk)
  • textbooks, reference books and CD-ROMs covering the period
  • Teacher's guide to using portraits (English Heritage) provides useful background information and further ideas for teachers

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Why do powerful people take great care about the way they are shown in pictures?
2. How did Elizabeth I want herself to be portrayed?
3. Getting the message?
4. Images of an age: who was powerful?
5. What don't portraits tell us?
6. What were the most important images of the age?