Tudor and Stuarts initial research

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsgkwmn

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/ks2-history-of-britain/ks2-history-british-history-beyond-1066/the-stuarts

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-4835-tudors-and-stuarts-royal-family-tree

 Topics in the subject:

 

-       The geography of Tudor London

-       Health and hygiene 

-       Trade and industry

-       Clothing

-       Entertainment

-       Eating and Drinking

-       Home Life and Houses

-       Religion

-       Royalty and Palaces

-       Crime and Punishment

Important facts:

 

Henry VII was born at Greenwich on 28^th June 1491, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur, in 1502 and succeeded in 1509.

 

In legal terms, King Henry VIII of England had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. 

 

Wives:

 

1.     Catherine of Aragon- She had one child, Mary, in 1516. The separation of Henry and Catherine led to England to breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church and the establishment of the church of England.

2.     Anne Boleyn- She had Henry’s second daughter, Elizabeth. She was beheaded on 19^th May 1536 for adultery, incest, and high treason.

3.     Jane Seymour- She gave birth to Henry’s only male heir, however died 12 days later from postpartum complications. She was one of the only wives to receive a queen’s burial, when Henry died, he was buried next to her in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. 

4.     Anne of Cleves- They were married for only 6 months, when there were grounds for annulment due to a pre-contract of marriage to Francis I, Duke of Lorraine. She was given the name of ‘The King’s Sister’ and was a lifelong friend to him and his children. Known as ‘A Flanders Mare’

5.     Catherine Howard- Known as ‘The Rose Without a Thorn’ Henry was informed of her alleged adultery with her distant cousin. She was stripped of her title as queen and was beheaded three months later on the grounds of treason for committing adultery.

6.     Catherine Parr- She outlived Henry and got Henry to pass an act that confirmed both Mary’s and Elizabeth’s line in succession for the throne, despite the fact that they had both been make illegitimate by divorce or remarriage. She was also the most married queen of England, having had four husbands. Henry was her 3^rd husband, and she was widowed by two before him.