Tudor Times History Quest
Find the Bed Chamber upstairs…
Sometimes when someone died, a list was made of everything they owned. It was called an inventory.
Can you start to make an inventory of this room?
List each item then tick the box if you have one in your bedroom.
What do you have in your bedroom that the Blythe family did not.
Draw your favourite item. Can you think of some words to describe it?
Inspired by Nature…
Tudors loved bright colours and their designs were inspired by the world around them.
Can you find these examples of Tudor decoration? Tick the box when you find them.
Rich and poor in Tudor times…
A few Tudors were rich and lived in fine houses, but most were poor and their lives were hard.
Many lived in wooden hovels covered in daub.
Can you find some daub? What is it made of?
Rich Tudors ate lots of meat but very few vegetables.
What did poor Tudors eat? Tick 3 things.
BURGERS
CHEESE
SWEETS
TRENCHER LOAF
CHIPS
POTTAGE
PHEASANT
PIZZA
Crime and Punishment...
Tudor England was a violent place and punishment was harsh.
What can you see if you join up all these dots? Tick your answer.
8
7
6
5
4
10
18
19
3
20
DUCKING STOOL
11
17
SCOLD’S BRIDLE
12
16
2
1
SHACKLES
9
13
21
15
14
Hunting in Tudor England...
Rich Tudors enjoyed hunting.
Which animals did they hunt?
What did they hunt with?
Choose one of your answers and draw it here.
Working life…
Most people had to work very hard in Tudor England. A lot of them worked on farms.
Can you find some other jobs that people did in Tudor times? Tick the box
if people still do these jobs today.
Can you think of some modern jobs that they did not have in Tudor times?
Building a house…
Bishops’ House has a timber frame. Can you remember what wood the
frame is made from?
HINT: You get acorns from this tree!
The frame is then filled in with smaller
slats of wood. What are they called?
HINT: Look on the wall at the top of
the steep staircase!
HINT 2: Or unscramble this word thals
What material do they put on top?
HINT: You find it on the inside walls
of modern houses!