Friday, 27 March 2015

The Tudors

After Easter, we will be learning about the Tudors, in particular, their daily lives, buildings, religion and kings and queens.


 
 
 

To prepare for our topic, you must find ten interesting facts about the Tudors. Write them in the comments below. Make sure you read everyone else's facts, you might learn something new!

Here are some websites that will help you;

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/tudors.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/henry_viii/

http://www.hrp.org.uk/PalaceKids/discover/allabouttudors

http://www.henryviiiandthetudors.co.uk/


25 comments:



  1. Five hundred years ago the world was a very different place. We were only just realizing that America existed and we had no idea about Australia. England (including the Principality of Wales) and Scotland were separate kingdoms, each with their own royal family.

    Who were the Tudors?

    The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England and Wales from 1485 to 1603 - one of the most exciting periods of British history. They ruled for 118 years.

    Globe TheatreHenry VII 1485 - 1509

    Henry VIII 1509 - 1547

    Edward VI 1547 - 1553

    Jane Grey 1553 - 1553

    Mary I 1553 - 1558

    Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603

    Tudor England had two of the strongest monarchs ever to sit on the English throne: Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I.


    The Tudors ruled England from 1485 to 1603.

    Who was the first Tudor king?

    The first Tudor king was Henry Vll. He became king after the battle of Bosworth field, which ended the War of the Roses. He was followed by his son, Henry Vlll, who was famous for marrying six times and beheading two of his wives! His son, Edward Vl ruled after him, followed by his daughters Mary l and Elizabeth l.

    Why are they so famous?

    They are famous for many things, including the Henry VIII and his six wives, the exploration of America and the plays of William Shakespeare.

    During the sixteenth century, England emerged from the medieval world. It was a time of great change, most notably it marked the end of the Catholic church in England. Great naval exploits began the great English seafaring tradition.

    What was it like living during the Tudor times?

    Life had many problems. Towns were becoming overcrowded, roads were muddy tracks and travelling was difficult. The overcrowding caused danger from fire and disease.

    What did the Tudors do for Britain?

    During 118 years of Tudor rule, England became richer than ever before. As the country became wealthier, towns grew, beautiful houses were built and schools and colleges were set up. Arts and crafts flourished too. England was home to great painters, writers and musicians

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  2. Five hundred years ago the place was a very different place.
    We were only realising that America existed and we had no idea about Australia.
    England (including the principality of Wales) and Scotland and were separate Kingdoms, each with their own Royal Family.

    Who where they
    The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England and Wales from 1485 to 1603 - one of the most exciting and very important periods of British history.
    THEY RULED FOR 118!
    All names....
    HENRY VII 1485-1509
    HENRY VIII 1509-1547
    EDWARD VI 1547-1553
    JANE GREY 1553-1553
    MARY I 1553-1558
    ELIZABETH I
    Tudor England had two of the strongest monarchs ever to sit on the English Throne: Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I.
    The Tudors Ruled England at 1485 to 1603.

    Tudor kings
    The first Tudor king was Henry VII. He became king after the battle of Bosworth field, which ended the of the Roses. He was followed by his son, Henry VIII, who was famous for marrying 6 times and beheading two of his wives! His son, Edward VI ruled after him, followed by his daughters Mary I and Elizabeth I.

    Tudors are Famous
    They are famous for many things, including the Henry VIII and his 6 wives, the exploration of America and the plays and theatres of William Shakespeare.

    During the sixteenth century, England emerged from the medieval world. It was a time of great change, most notably it marked the end of the Catholic Church in England. Great naval exploits began the English seafaring tradition.

    Life during Tudor time
    Life had many problems. Towns were becoming overcrowded, roads we're muddy and traveling was difficult. The overcrowding caused danger fire and disease.

    What they did?
    Durring 118 years of Tudor rule, England became richer and richer than ever before. As the country became wealthier, towns grew, beautiful houses were built and schools and colleges were set up. Arts and crafts flourished too. England was home to great painters, writers and musicians.

    Have a go at answering some of my questions.
    1-what did the Tudors work for?
    2-how many wives did Edward have?
    3-what kind of family were they?
    4-who ruled after Henry VIII?
    5- for how long did Elizabeth rule for? (Have a look at text)

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    1. henry the VIII son ruled after him.

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    2. your questions are really interesting

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    3. well Tiam I have answers for all your questions.
      1-courtiers would have various preoccupations depending on their role at court.
      2-he had one wife
      3-the tudor dynasty or house of tudor was royal welsh origin.
      4-king Henry VI.
      5-1533-1603.



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  3. 1)The Tudors ruled England from 1485 to 1603.
    2)The first Tudor king was Henry Vll. He became king after the battle of Bosworth field, which ended the War of the Roses
    3)His son, Edward Vl ruled after him, followed by his daughters Mary l and Elizabeth l.
    4)They are famous for many things, including the Henry VIII and his six wives, the exploration of America and the plays of William Shakespeare.
    5)uring 118 years of Tudor rule, England became richer than ever before. As the country became wealthier, towns grew, beautiful houses were built and schools and colleges were set up.
    6)Three of his children ruled England after him.
    7)As a young man, Henry was handsome and clever.
    8)He wanted to be a soldier and a famous king.

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  4. The tudors ruled England sins 1485 to 1603 !

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    1. That is right Gurpersaad they did rule England since 1485 to 1603.
      Can you have a look at my text and tell me how many wives did Edward VIII
      have.

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    2. i like what you written down

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  5. The Tudors were Welsh-English family that ruled England and Wales from 1485-1603. During that times there was many problems for ordinary people. Towns were overcrowded, roads were muddy. But from the other hand during these 118 years England became richer than ever before.

    The first Tudor king was Henry Vll. He was followed by his son, Henry Vlll, who was famous for marrying six times and beheading two of his wives. His son, Edward Vl ruled after him and then his daughters Mary l and Elizabeth l.

    They are so famous because Henry VIII had 6 wives, the exploration of America and the plays of William Shakespeare.

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    1. That is correct you might know allot about Tudor lifetime.

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    2. nice work. it is really interesting.

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    3. Thank you, I'm glad you like my work guys.

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  6. That is correct Tiam.

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  7. 1. The Tudors use before d to keep animals for years and kill them just before they had to be eaten so that the meat would be nice and so fresh.

    2. Poor people only ate vegetables and vegetable soup. The rich only drank wine not water because a the water was dirty.

    3. Tudors thought that fruit was bad for you because of the acid so they turned it into fruit pie.

    4. The rich people ate lots of meat and few vegetable but the poor people at lots of vegetables and not much meat because they could not afford it.

    5. Coaches began to be developed in late Tudor Times.

    6. The Tudor family ruled England, Wales and Ireland from 1485-1603.

    7. The rich people's servant only got round 10p a day.

    8. The rich people played skittles and tennis.


    9. Boys started school at the age of 4. Girls either helped with house work or went to get money for the family by selling belongings.

    10. They made very posh clothes that are very different to the clothes of today.

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  8. 1.The Tudors were the ruling family in England between 1485 and 1603 they were:

    Henry VII (1485-1509)
    Henry VIII (1509-1547)
    Edward VI (1547-1553)
    Lady Jane Grey (for nine days in 1553)
    Mary I (1553-1558)
    Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

    2.They were called the Tudors because Henry VII was known as Henry Tudor

    3.Henry VIII became King of England in 1509 and ruled until his death in 1547

    4.Henry VIII is well known for his six marriages and for having two of his wives beheaded!

    5.the Tudors enjoyed eating different types of meat. But without fridges and freezers, they preserve meat by rubbing salt on it

    6.People in Tudor times didn’t eat with a fork, they ate using knives, spoons and their fingers!

    7.If you were a child in a Tudor school, you’d better behave! Teachers were very strict and would punish pupils with 50 strokes of the cane! Pupils with wealthy families would often pay for a 'whipping-boy' for their child, if the rich child misbehaved, the whipping-boy received the punishment!

    8.When King Henry VIII was King around 35 people were beheaded each week

    9.During 118 years of Tudor rule, England became richer than ever before. As the country became wealthier, towns grew, beautiful houses were built and schools and colleges were set up. England was home to great painters, writers and musicians.

    10.Henry VIII married his last wife in Hampton Court Palace and I am going there tomorrow, I can't wait!

    giacomo

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  9. They had wors.

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  10. the spanish armada was defeated by england

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  11. 10 Tudor facts

    1. The Tudors were a Welsh-English family.
    2. The Tudors ruled England between 1485 to 1603.
    3. The Tudors ruled for 118 years.
    4. Henry the VIII was the second Tudors king to rule.
    5. Henry the VIII beheaded two of his wives.
    6. The Tudors improved England by building beautiful houses.
    7. The Tudors set up a schools and colleges.
    8. Henry the VIII had six wives.
    9. The Tudors did not bath much.
    10. Henry the VII was very rude and violent.

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  12. 1- the tudors were welsh-english families that ruled england and wales 1485-1603.
    2- the first tudor king was henry VII followed by his son henry VIII then edward VI then his daughters mary I and elizabeth I.
    3- they were called tudors becaue henry VII was known henry tudor, after that when he won the throne from king richard III at the battle of bosworth in 1485.he became known as henry VII.
    4-they were famous because of many things including henry VII and his 6 wives, william shakespeare play, and exploration of america and the new religions ideas.
    5-life during the tudor time had many problems where towns were getting overcrowded, the thing that increased the risk of fires and diseases.
    6-durind the period when the tudors in britain became richer than ever before, and the builted beautiful houses, schools and colleges.
    7-arts and crafts became well known, and britain at that time, was the home to great painters, writers and musicians.
    8-the tudors invented furnishures, carpets, toilet flushes,the first stock exchange,the first shopping centre and many other things.
    9-henry loves ships, he often go and watch his ships being build, and all was in royal navy color.
    10- but in contrast, there were poor people who were living in the country side, the best one of them had a small farm or be a craft men.they used to livein small wooden houses, with floor made of mud.

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  13. The famous Tudor rulers were:
    Henry V11
    Henry V111
    Queen Mary I
    Queen Elizabeth I

    They were called the Tudors because Henry VII was otherwise known as Henry Tudor. His son, Henry VIII was the most famous Tudor King.

    All about Henry VII:.

    Henry did not go to school. Teachers called tutors taught him and his older brother Arthur. Henry was very clever. He learned French, Latin and Greek. He was good at maths, poetry and music. He also loved to play games.
    Henry had a fool to amuse him when he was bored with his books. The fool told jokes and did funny things, like a clown.

    Henry also had a whipping boy. The whipping boy was a servant. If Henry was naughty, the tutor hit the whipping boy. No one dared hit the prince!

    Henry VIII had 6 wives. He liked horse riding, jousting and archery and as a young man he was very fit and energetic. Henry liked to be outdoors, hunting and hawking. He liked wrestling and he played tennis.

    Henry built castles, like the one at Deal, and palaces like Hampton Court.
    He also liked music and holding feasts at his palaces including Hampton Court.
    Henry built England's navy. Annoyed that the King of Scotland had the biggest ship, Henry built the Great Harry. This ship could carry 700 men.

    Henry died in January 1547. His son Edward (aged 9) became King Edward VI.
    After Edward’s death, his sister became Queen Mary I. After Queen Mary’s death, her sister Elizabeth, became Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I didn’t marry and was queen by herself. She also didn’t have any children so when she died in 1603, the Tudor dynasty came to an end.

    The Tudors were famous for lots of things including new religious ideas and exploring different countries. Christopher Columbus discovered America.

    Inventions during Tudor rule:
    - Upholstered furniture
    - Carpets
    - Flushing Toilet
    - First Stock Exchange
    - First shopping Centre
    - Tennis
    - Starch to stiff fabric
    - Theatre
    - Automatic knitting machine

    Famous people that lived during the Tudor age:
    - William Shakespeare
    - Michaelangelo
    - Christopher Columbus

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    1. Sorry,please read : All about Henry VII as Henry VIII

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  14. Ten Interesting Tudor Facts

    The Tudors were bad people who ruled families in England , in 1485-1603. They also had a king called king Henry VII and king Henry VIII.

    The Tudor period was in 1485-1603. This was when the Tudors ruled England.

    2. The first Tudor monarch was King Henry VII who claimed the throne when he was forced to kill Richard III in the battle of bosworth field in 1485. He ruled till 1509.

    3. The Tudors rose was created when king Henry VII brought an end to the wars of roses.

    4. Following his fathers death Henry VIII became king of England in 1509 and he married 6 and beheaded two.

    5. The Tudors would rub salt on the meat because they had no refrigerators or freezers so the salt preserves the meat.

    6. People in the tudor times would only eat with hands,knifes and spoons.

    7. There were few books in tudor schools so they used horn books that is a square price of wood with a handle and has writing on it.

    8. If you were a child in a tudor school you had better behave, if a teacher saw you being silly you would get 50 hard strokes of cane on your bear back.

    9. Board games such as backgammon ,chess and card games.

    10. Tudor houses are very distinctive and you can still see them today.

    If you are found guilty you would get burned or beheaded.

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