Life in Tudor Times

Stewart Ross

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Discover the Tudors

Life in Tudor Times provides pupils with an essential grounding in the history of the Tudors. This forms a springboard for open-ended, less structured work within any scheme of work. The text is easy to read and understand, so that pupils can work independently. It highlights and explains new vocabulary and provides activities for assessment.

Ideal for Key Stage 2

The pack teaches pupils to use sources and to understand the concepts of change and continuity. Teacher's notes and curriculum references are provided.

Contents

Kings and Queens

• The Tudors
• King Henry VII
• King Henry VIII
• King Edward VI
• Queen Mary I
• Queen Elizabeth I

Discovering the Past

• Sources
• Measuring time

Life at Court

• The royal court
• Palaces and travels
• Clothes
• Royal entertainment
• Famous courtiers

Famous Events

• Henry VII and Richard III
• Henry VIII, wives and the pope
• Queen Mary and Lady Jane Grey
• Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada

Sailors and Explorers

• Exploring
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Walter Raleigh

Town and Country

• Towns
• The countryside

Arts and Architecture

• Plays and the theatre
• William Shakespeare
• Tudor architecture

Teacher's Notes