Year 4 Summer 2 Topic

Tudors

Read...
Look out for these books in your classroom, the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!  

Key vocabulary...

Catholic
dissolution
divorce
executed
heir
monarch
Protestant
Spanish Armada
treason
Tudor Rose

Fantastic facts...

  • The Tudor Monarchs were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

  • The Wars of the Roses were fought between two families (the royal house of Plantagenet and the House of Lancaster).

  • Henry VII brought peace to England after the Battle of Bosworth.

  • The head of the Catholic Church is the Pope and the Head of the Protestant Church of England is the monarch.

  • Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon because he wanted a son to be heir to his throne.

  • Queen Elizabeth I’s reign was known as the Golden Age.​

Explore...

CBBC has an incredible collection of Shakespeare games, quizzes and stories.
The DK Find Out website has lots of interesting facts about the Tudors.
Primary Homework Help is packed with useful facts and links about The Tudors.
The BBC Schools Radio website has lots of Tudor information to listen to.
*An adult may need to sign into the BBC website for you to access all of this content.
The British Council has short animated versions of Shakespeare's most famous plays as well as quizzes and games.

Visit...
Hoghton Tower - Preston
Gawthorpe Hall - Burnley

Do...

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  • Create a poster of one of Shakespeare's famous quotes.   There are some here and many more online.  Make sure you ask an adult to search with you when looking online to make sure the quote you choose is appropriate. 

  • Make a Tudor rose using different coloured paper.

In school...

Picture
Class Novel - Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield