James I had Elizabeth I’s coffin dug up and moved to be with Mary I so he could have the top spot next to Henry VII and increase the Stuarts’ prominence.
Use this great anecdote to show your pupils:
- How the legacy of individuals changes throughout history - reputations are created and re-created
- The power of Tudor/Stuart propaganda
Roz Hart, Head of History at City of Norwich School, was inspired by this anecdote shared by Dr Andrew Hopper (University of Leicester) at our recent New Teacher Subject Days course on The world turned upside down: Tudor and Stuart upheaval.
Want to discover more inspiring subject knowledge? See our upcoming events and courses for 2016/17, including our CPD Subject Day: Medicine and public health over 1000 years.
Schools Programme members can download the resources from the event in the PTI Staffroom.
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Image: Attributed to Lucas de Heere [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons