Learning resources

Find a resource to use in the classroom or on a visit to the palaces

Find a resource to use in the classroom or on a visit to the palaces

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Palace

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Cross-shaped graffiti carved into wall by a prisoner at Tower of London

Tudor prisoners at the Tower: Graph

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners at the Tower of London?

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsCrime & Punishment
Yeoman Gaoler John Fraser in state dress uniform outside the Tower of London

Functions of the Tower of London: Classroom activity

Explore the different functions of the Tower of London in detail with this activity sheet.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

History

Topic

MedievalTudorsStuartsWars
Detail of a stained-glass window showing the heraldry of King Henry VIII, including the Beaufort Portcullis and fleur-de-lis. In the centre is a likeness of the King.

Tudor religious rollercoaster: Characters

Key players in the religious crises and upheavals from 1509 to 1603.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsStuarts
Engraving of a combined plan and bird's-eye view of the Tower of London prepared in 1597.

Elizabeth I's Tower of London: Characters

Profiles of prisoners at the Tower of London, often persecuted for their religious beliefs by Queen Elizabeth I.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsElizabethansCrime & Punishment
Henry VIII illustration showing him his all his finest robes, jewels and feathered cap.

Tower of London: Key characters

Profiles of notable historic figures at the Tower at London from 1066 to 2000.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

HistoryArchaeology

Topic

MedievalTudorsStuarts
Illustration of John Gerard as he climbs down a rope to the river where a man in a boat awaits him.

Story shuffle: Tower of London game

Unscramble jumbled up stories and find out when in history they took place at the Tower of London.

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

HistoryEnglish

Topic

NormansMedievalTudorsElizabethansVictorians20th and 21st Century
Tracey Tooley investigating Hampton Court Palace with Tudor figures from history.

Tracey Tooley investigates… Henry VIII: Video playlist

Join our intrepid history reporter, Tracey Tooley, on her mission to uncover England’s most infamous monarch, Henry VIII.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

History

Topic

Tudors
A young person stands in the foreground with the west front of Hampton Court Palace in the background.

Your Hampton Court Palace school visit: Video

Hello school visitor - Welcome to Hampton Court Palace! Here's what you should know about this historic site ahead of your school visit. Come and take a look inside to get some helpful tips to have the best visit ever!

Key Stage

KS1 (age 5-7)KS2 (age 7-11)KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)SENDHome Educators

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsElizabethansStuartsGeorgiansVictorians20th and 21st Century
A young person stands in the foreground with the White Tower at the Tower of London in the background.

Your Tower of London school visit: Video

Hello school visitor - Welcome to the Tower of London! Here's what you should know about this historic site ahead of your school visit. Come and take a look inside to get some helpful tips to have the best visit ever!

Key Stage

KS1 (age 5-7)KS2 (age 7-11)KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)SENDHome Educators

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsMedievalNormansElizabethans
Costumed interpreters dressed as Sergeant of the Cellar, Kitchen Clerk and Master Cook

Undercover time explorer: Tudor kitchens game

Go back in time to Henry VIII's Tudor kitchens and prepare a feast fit for the King! But avoid being caught as an imposter!

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

History

Topic

Tudors
Detail of Henry VIII Stained Glass Window

The Tudor dynasty: Family tree

This school resource charts the family relationships of the Tudors.

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)KS3 (age 11-14)Home EducatorsInternational

Subject

History

Topic

Tudors
Illustration of Queen Elizabeth I, head and shoulders

Claimants to the English throne, 1562: Fact sheet

This school resource charts the potential successors of Elizabeth I during the Succession Crisis of 1562.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsElizabethans