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This resource is made up of six paintings that show how the Tower of London has changed through the ages. The paintings reflect how the Tower of London looked during the Roman Age (AD 40), the Normans era (1080), Medieval age (1300), Tudor era (1547), Victorian times (1890) and present day (2000)

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Historic Environment
  • Castles

Join Professor Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, in these videos all about Thomas Cromwell and the Reformation of religion in England.

Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Historic Environment
  • Crime & Punishment

Uncover the journey of Catalina of Motril. She was possibly an enslaved Muslim woman and she moved to England with a famous queen.  

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

Download ready-to-use six wives of Henry VIII resources, including fact sheets, biographies and timelines. These free, editable resources introduce each queen as a historical figure in her own right - going beyond the familiar rhyme of “divorced, beheaded, died”.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

This KS2 and KS3 source bank includes portraits, letters, books, carvings and eyewitness accounts, helping students investigate the six Tudor queens.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Diverse Histories
  • Tudors

What more do you know about the six wives of Henry VIII beyond the famous rhyme: "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived"? Perfect for KS2 and KS3 history classes, this quiz challenges you to think about the lives of these six historical women as more than only Henry's wives. 

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Diverse Histories

Cast members from SIX the Musical visit Hampton Court Palace and join Chief Historian Professor Tracy Borman to uncover the lives, achievements and influence of the six Tudor queens.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Hello school visitor - Welcome to Hampton Court Palace! Here's what you should know about this historic site ahead of your school visit. Come and take a look inside to get some helpful tips to have the best visit ever!

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators
  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans
  • Stuarts
  • Georgians
  • Victorians
  • 20th & 21st Century

Hello school visitor - Welcome to the Tower of London! Here's what you should know about this historic site ahead of your school visit. Come and take a look inside to get some helpful tips to have the best visit ever!

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators
  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Medieval
  • Normans
  • Elizabethans