Author: Becky Brown

Year 5 History
Tudors

Who were the Tudors?
The Tudors were a family of kings and queens who ruled England between 1485 and 1603. The Tudors produced two of England’s most successful and famous monarchs, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

Key Events

1485	Battle of Bosworth Field takes place and is won by the Lancastrians. / Henry Tudor is crowned King Henry VII.
1509	King Henry VIII becomes king when his father, Henry VII, dies
1534	Henry VIII forms the Church of England and declares himself as Head of the Church in England. / King Henry VIII separates the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church
1547	Henry VIII dies. His son, Edward VI becomes King aged 9 years old.
1553	Edward VI dies and the throne is given to Lady Jane Grey (Edward’s cousin once removed) for just 9 days before Mary I takes the throne.
1558	Mary I dies. Her half-sister Elizabeth I is Queen of England.
1588	The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English.
1603	Queen Elizabeth I dies ending the Tudor reign. . King James of Scotland becomes king.

The red rose of the House of Lancaster and the white rose of the House of York.
The Tudor rose is a mixture of the two.

Year 5 History
Tudors

Key Vocabulary

War of Roses	A series of wars fought over control of the English throne between the house of York and the house of Lancaster.
Battle of Bosworth	The last major battle of the War of Rose. The house of Lancaster won and Henry Tudor was crowned king.
Heir	A person who will inherit the throne when the current King or Queen dies.
Monarch	A person who rules over a place, usually a king or queen.
Reign	To rule over a country as a monarch.
Catholic	The oldest and largest branch of Christianity ruled over by the Pope in Rome.
Protestant	The second largest branch Christianity that became separate from the Catholic church in the 16th century. Protestants don’t have the Pope as their leader.

Sticky learning: Can you answer any of these questions?
Draw a picture of the Tudor Rose and explain how it was made.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
What differences would a rich Tudor and a poor person have in Tudor times? (think about houses, clothes and food).
Scan this QR code and complete the Tudor quiz