School history tudor games

Last Updated: July 1st Over 1, The War of the Roses. The War of the Worlds. The Second World War. Robot Wars. William Shakespeare.

Walter Raleigh. Charles Darwin. Francis Drake. The guy who cleaned Henry's throne. The guy who looked after Henry's horses. Take your class on a royal journey and explore the lives of queens in the past and present. This series of seven complete lessons compares the very different lives of Tudors rich and poor and studies the differences in lifestyles and livin This planning pack is full of fun, engaging Tudor activities for KS2 that will transport your Year 3 or Year 4 class back to the time of the Tudors Show 24 36 She liked to live in fine palaces in London and it was an exciting time when she ruled.

There were a lot of new discoveries during her time and many English explorers sailed off to find new lands. So when she died on 24th March , the Tudor period ended and the next in line to the throne was James VI of Scotland who became King and started the Stuarts period. Although Elizabethan England was very rich, there were many poor people who had to beg for a living. In a Poor Law was passed so that money could be raised for the less fortunate ones.

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer, soldier and writer. He was a favourite of Elizabeth I and she knighted him after he fought in Ireland.

It is said in history that he spread his expensive cloak over a puddle for the Queen to walk over. He had many expeditions across the Atlantic to America. From one trip he brought back potatoes and tobacco to Europe, two things that were not known of at that time. Sir Francis Drake was a famous explorer. He was the first Englishman to sail around the world. His first expedition was to Africa where they captured people there and sold them to be slaves in the New World The Americas.

In Sir Francis Drake set sail around the world, stealing from Spanish ships as he went and attacking Spanish ports. He brought back lots of treasure for the Queen who became very proud of him and knighted him, Sir Francis Drake. They planned to sail to the Netherlands to join with an army, but while sailing through the English Channel, they were attacked by English warships.