Resources to use in the classroom
Fact Sheets
Resources to use in the classroom
Games and activities
Storytelling Tutorial
The animated tutorial and teacher's notes demonstrates and takes you through the process of combining information, both factual and imagined, to create a story.
Virtual tour - Young Henry VIII exhibition
Prepare your pupils before your visit using this virtual tour which allows you to zoom in on paintings, maps and room details. The rooms which house the exhibition are believed to be part of Wolsey's private rooms when he owned the palace, and are magnificent in themselves.
Henry VIII morph
See how Henry changed physically from the young man who came to the throne in 1509 to the older, larger man who is so recognisable today.
Jousting game
Have a go jousting against some of the champions of Henry’s court, or against your friends in this fun game.
Tudor clothes
If you are feeling creative, click here for patterns to make your own Tudor clothes and head wear! (this link goes to a menu page where you can choose boys gown, girls kirtle, and head gear)
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Videos
Hampton Court Palace playlist - Have a look at the playlist and watch videos about:
Our kitchens team, where they share their knowledge about sugar sculptures, fire lighting, what type of food the Tudors ate, what clothes people wore who worked in the kitchens, and of course you get to meet the spit turner.
Kateyrn Parr and how she gets dressed, with the help of her ladies, in preparation for her wedding day.
Henry’s wives all together in a collection of lesser known portraits of all 6 women Henry married.
How to “pay your reverences” before your visit to Hampton Court Palace, in case you happen to see the King whilst you are here.
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Click here for a couple of Tudor recipes you might want to try out and more information about Henry VIII’s kitchens.
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Stories
Ghosts
For more information about the ghosts at Hampton Court Palace, or watch a video
here.
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Fact Sheets
Colourful, quick-reference guides
Henry VIII and his six wives > (PDF 175KB)
A colourful factsheet about the king, his six wives and their relationships. This illustrated one page summary - complete with cartoon portraits - gives the dates, order, fate and offspring of all of Henry VIII's wives. A great aid memoir to remember the important points that separate the divorced, beheaded, died, from the divorced, beheaded, survived!
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The Tudor Dynasty > (PDF 127KB)
A family tree of the royal Tudors, with contemporary portraits to illustrate three generations from Henry VII and Elizabeth of York to Queen Elizabeth I. Are your students mixing up their Annes, Catherines and Elizabeths? No more, as this useful precis puts names to faces. It also includes Henry VIII's sisters' branch of the family, bringing Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots into your student's dynastic understanding.
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