How did Elizabeth I use the Tower of London?
About this learning resource
Format: Video
Explore part of the Tower of London during the reign of Elizabeth I with this immersive 360° virtual tour of the Beauchamp Tower, focusing on imprisonment, religion, and royal power. The tour features:
- videos
- challenges
- historic sources
- student worksheet.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- Home Educators
- KS4 (age 15-16)
- KS5 (age 16+)
Subjects
- History
Topic
- Crime & Punishment
- Tudors
- Elizabethans
Type
- Virtual tours
Palace
- Tower of London
Tour chapters
The tour is organised into short, standalone chapters.
Ground Floor
- Tudor Crime
- Tudor Punishment
- Religious Rollercoaster
First Floor
- Prisoners’ Graffiti
- Protestant Prisoners under Mary I
- Catholic Prisoners under Elizabeth I
- Researching the Graffiti
- Who Lives Here Today?
Suggested enquiry question
How can the Beauchamp Tower help us understand the reign of Elizabeth I?
Other options
You can also explore similar versions of this virtual tour with challenges for different age groups and topics:
Helpful resources
Important! We recommend downloading these files to your computer and opening them in the appropriate app to ensure the correct layout.
Download Teacher Guide
Short introduction on how to use the tour, suggested enquiry questions and teaching sequences. Plus tour video transcripts.
Download Student Workbook
A printable and editable workbook for students to fill out whilst exploring the virtual tour. The questions in this workbook match the challenges in the virtual tour experience.
Download Image Bank
A selection of high quality images from the virtual tour for you to use in your lessons.
More learning resources
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