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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)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Diverse Histories

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Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

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Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Diverse Histories