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Tudor prisoners at the Tower

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Format: Word Document

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners? Using the most up-to-date records, explore the numbers of prisoners kept at the Tower of London throughout the Tudor period.

National Curriculum links

• The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745.

Learning objectives

• Students will explore the changing use of the Tower of London as a prison across the Tudor period.
• Students will be able to link key events during the reign of the Tudors to the number of prisoners they kept.

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

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Subject

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Topic

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Key Stage

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Subject

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