The Tudors
A Year 4 Autumn Term Module
Section One:
To Investigate:
What was the War of the Roses
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How did Henry Vll become king?
Click here to visit the Nettlesworth website to find out about Henry VII
Explore the Tudor Family Tree & time line.
Click here to see the family tree that followed the War of the Roses
Why did Henry Vlll marry six times?
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Section Two: Henry VIII
To Investigate:
What was Henry Vlll like as a person?
What were his characteristics?
How did he look?
What did Henry Vlll do all day?
What were his hobbies?
What were his Royal duties?
What problems did he face?
To read what notes made by children on Henry, Click here.
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Section 4: Catherine of Aragon
Problem: Having an heir to the throne was very, very important to Henry.
His first wife, Catherine had no children.
What do you think Henry’s solution to the problem of no heir to the
throne was or might have been?
Click here to find out about Catherine of
Aragon and how Henry dealt with this issue.
Section 4:
Did marrying Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour solve the problem?
Can you tell the story of the dissolution of the monasteries using notes,
facts and information.
Investigation: What were Priest holes?
Think carefully about the fieldtrip to Cotehele House
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More Cotehele Information
Section 5: The last three wives
Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr.
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Parr
Catherine Howard
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these wives and their fates...
Section 6: Life in Tudor Times
Investigation Activities:
Draw conclusions about life in Tudor times from different sources of
information.
Begin by Identifying the key features of Tudor buildings and different ways
houses have been presented.
Here are a few images.
Use Google to find more!
Section 7: Rich and Poor
Investigate the life of the poor and attitudes of wealthy people towards the
poor.
Click here to read a fantastic Powerpoint Presentation about life in Tudor
times for the poor :http://www.ict.oxonlea.gov.uk/best_practice/tudor_poor/What%20Was%20Life%20Like%20for%20Poor%20People.ppt
Click here to identify differences in lifestyle between rich and poor
(taken from the Plymouth Museum website)
Click here for a selection of images…
Henry VII: Our Notes
• Henry took over the throne after his brother died.
• Henry was born on the 28th of June at
Greenwich Palace in 1491.
• Henry was good at jousting and loved hunting
• Henry had a son who died. He and 2 daughters.
• He was very mean and spoilt.
• Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth, was very powerful.
The Battle of Bosworth Field
1485
Richard III
Henry VII
The Hundred Years War:
House of Lancashire (Henry Tudor)
VS.
House of York (Richard, Duke of York).
Who was Richard III?
• The people of York and Lancaster had
been fighting for the crown of England for
over 100 years.
• Richard of York became King of England
in 1482.
• It is said that Richard had his little
nephews killed in the Tower of London.
Who was Henry VII?
• Henry was the great-grandson of the Duke
of Lancaster.
• He was banished to France as Richard
feared he might try to take the throne.
• In 1485 Henry gathered some support in
England and landed in Wales with his
supporters.
The Battle
• Richard gathered his
6,000 supporters and
marched towards Ambien
Hill.
• He hoped to meet and
defeat Henry before he
brought his army to
London.
• Henry approached with
2,000 men.
• Richard waited with his
men for four days.
How did Henry win?
• Gradually Richard’s men began to lose
hope and began to leave.
• It is thought that the Duke of
Northumberland betrayed Richard and
joined Henry.
• Richard left his high point and was slain.
• Henry was crowned Henry VII of England.