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Tudor prisoners at the Tower Graph

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners?

About this learning resource

Format: Image

This graph reveals how many prisoners were held at the Tower of London during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

Type

  • Biographies & Fact sheets
  • Printable activities

Palace

  • Tower of London
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Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Ideal for KS4 and KS5 students. This tour of the Tower of London can be easily adapted to suit modules on Henry VIII or the Mid-Tudor Crisis.

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

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 for KS4 and KS5 students. 

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans