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Tudor religious rollercoaster

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About this learning resource

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Profiles of the key players relating to the religious crises and upheavals of the Tudor period from 1509 to 1603.

This resource supports the key stage 3 Henry to Mary: A Religious Rollercoaster school session at Hampton Court Palace.

National Curriculum links

• The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745.
• The English Reformation and Counter Reformation (Henry VIII to Mary I).
• The Elizabethan religious settlement and conflict with Catholics.

Learning objectives

• Students will investigate the chronology of Tudor religious turmoil.
• Students will see the impact this would have had on ordinary people through these events.

Resource Information

Key Stage

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

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Stuarts

Type

  • For the classroom

Palace

  • Hampton Court Palace
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Topic

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Key dates relating to the Tudor and later kitchens at Hampton Court Palace from 1526 to 1979.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Excerpt from 'De Civitate', 1534 by Desiderius Erasmus.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors