1485

THE WAR OF THE ROSES ENDS AT THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH. HENRY TUDOR WINS! HE IS CROWNED HENRY VII.

1485 1509
REIGN OF KING HENRY VII.

1492
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERS WEST INDES.

1497
JOHN CABOT DISCOVERED NEWFOUNDLAND ON A VOYAGE ACROSS THE SEA.

1498
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERED TRINIDAD IN THE CARRIBEAN SEA.

1499
A PLAGUE EPIDEMIC KILLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN LONDON.

1509 1547
HENRY VII DIED AND HIS SON HENRY VIII SUCCEEDS HIM TO THE THRONE.

1513
HENRY VIII INVADED FRANCE.

1524
POPULATION OF BRITAIN IS 2.3 MILLION.

1528
HENRY VIII SACKS CARDINAL WORSELY FOR FAILING TO PERSUADE THE POPE TO GIVE HIM A DIVORCE.

1534
HENRY VIII FORMS THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND BECOMES THE HEAD.

1535
WALES BECOMES PART OF ENGLAND.

1535
BIBLE IS PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND PUT IN CHURCHES.

1536 1539
DESTRUCTION AND CLOSURE OF MONASTRIES.

1541
POPULATION OF BRITAIN 2.4 MILLION.

1542
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS LAYS CLAIM TO THE ENGLISH THRONE.

1544
HENRY VIII INVADES NORTHERN FRANCE.

1545
THE FRENCH ATTEMPT TO INVADE ENGLAND. THE MARY ROSE SINKS.

1547 1553
THE REIGN OF KING EDWARD VI. MANY NEW SCHOOLS FOUNDED.

1553 1558
REIGN OF QUEEN MARY TUDOR.

1558
QUEEN ELIZABETH I BEGINS HER REIGN.

1569
POPULATION OF BRITAIN 3.2 MILLION.

1570
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE SETS SAIL ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDES.

1577
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BECOMES THE SECOND PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD.

1585 1604
ENGLAND AND SPAIN AT WAR.

1587
QUEEN ELIZABETH I EXECUTES MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.

1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA FLEET TRY AND INVADE ENGLAND BUT ARE DEFEATED.

1591
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF A PLAY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

1600
POPULATION OF BRITAIN JUST OVER 4 MILLION.

1603
QUEEN ELIZABETH I DIES. END OF TUDOR TIMES.

For the teachers: Before the children begin this unit, give them each a year using the resource provided. Each year has a date and a simple fact about something that happened in the year. Set them the task of finding out more information about that year. If they are struggling then give them some help and print off some information for them to use or provide books that they can use to look through. Alternatively ask them to consider what they want to know about that year and get them to research that. Give the children a week to produce these and then line them all up and get them to read out one fact about each of their years. Take a picture of each student and then hang these up in the classroom to form a timeline with facts about Tudor times. This will then help with lesson one and start to get the children considering chronology of events by personalising it to them and getting them actively involved. For the students: Homework task Consider the year you have been given and find out as much as you can about it, then please write this on your sheet youve been given. You can use the internet or books to help you and you can include whatever information you want for that year. If you are stuck, see if you can find out any information before or after the year youve been given. I have given you each one simple fact for each year. Look at this fact and consider whether you can you give me more information about it. Try and tell me what happened, why it happened, where it happened or how it happened if you can. You can decorate the sheet however you like, but the most thoughtful and well-presented year sheets will receive house points. If you cant use the internet at home, please come and see me so I can give you some information to use and take home with you.