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Tudor prisoners at the Tower Graph

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners?

About this learning resource

Format: Image

This graph reveals how many prisoners were held at the Tower of London during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

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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Explore religion, power, and conflict in Tudor England through this immersive 360° virtual tour of the Tower of London, focusing on the Beauchamp Tower, its prisoners, and their graffiti. Perfect for KS3.

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

Download ready-to-use Henry VIII six wives 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

  • Home Educators
  • International Schools
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Download an editable Tudor Kings and Queens Family Tree for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore King Henry VIII, his queens and his children.

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • International Schools

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans