GCSE and A Level Talk
About this learning resource
Format: Video
Join Professor Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces to uncover how the Tudors lived behind closed doors. Perfect for GCSE and A-level students, these short videos bring exam topics to life and make for ideal revision.
This resource includes three videos:
- Introduction to the Secret Lives of Tudors
- Henry VIII Power, Privacy and Politics
- Edward VI, Mary I & Elizabeth I: Secrets of the Tudor Dynasty
Plus an accompanying image bank with selected images and sources from the talk.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS4 (age 15-16)
- KS5 (age 16+)
Subjects
- History
Topic
- Elizabethans
- Tudors
Type
- Videos
- Historic sources
- Images
Palace
- Hampton Court Palace
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Manage CookiesThe Private Lives of the Tudors
This video includes:
- Layout of Tudor palaces
- Tudor archives
- Tudor history of Hampton Court Palace
- Monarchs and status
- Monarchs and privacy
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Manage CookiesHenry VIII: Power, Privacy and Politics
This video includes:
- Henry VIII as a young king
- Family life
- Clothing
- Hobbies
- Diet
- Hygiene and toilet habits
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Manage CookiesEdward VI, Mary I & Elizabeth I: Secrets of the Tudor Dynasty
This video includes:
- Royal childhood
- Pregnancy
- Smallpox
- Make up and clothing
- Sugar and tooth decay
Take a look around Henry VIII's Great Hall on our 360-degree image, created in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.
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