{"id":232,"date":"2017-03-04T07:11:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T07:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=232"},"modified":"2017-10-04T14:13:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:13:17","slug":"tudor-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/history\/general-history\/tudor-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 facts about the Tudors!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready for a trip back in time with National Geographic Kids<\/strong>? Then join us as we discover ten terrific facts about the Tudors<\/strong>. Just be sure to mind your head..!<\/p>\n

\"Tudor<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> The Tudor period is the period between 1485<\/strong> and 1603<\/strong>. This was when the Tudors were the ruling family in England.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> The first Tudor monarch was King Henry VII<\/strong> who claimed the throne when his forces defeated Richard III<\/strong> at the Battle of Bosworth Field<\/strong> in 1485<\/strong>. He ruled until his death in 1509<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Did you know that we have a FREE downloadable Tudors\u00a0primary resource<\/a>? Great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents alike!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

3.<\/strong> The Tudor rose was created when Henry VII brought an end to the Wars of the Roses<\/strong> (an ongoing battle between two royal groups – the House of Lancaster<\/strong> and the House of York<\/strong>).\u00a0 He joined the White Rose of York<\/strong> with the Red Rose of Lancaster<\/strong>, creating the\u00a0Union Rose<\/strong> (or Tudor Rose), which is still used as the floral emblem of England today!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Henry<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Following his father’s death, Henry VIII<\/strong><\/a> became King of England in 1509<\/strong> and ruled until his death in 1547<\/strong>. Today one of England’s most famous historical figures, Henry VIII is well known for his six marriages – and for having two of his wives beheaded!<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Like us today, the Tudors enjoyed eating different types of meat. But without fridges and freezers, they would preserve meat by rubbing salt on it.<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> People in Tudor times didn\u2019t eat with a fork – they ate using knives, spoons and their fingers.<\/p>\n

\"Tudor<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/strong> There were few books in Tudor schools, so pupils read from “hornbooks<\/strong>” instead. Pages displaying the alphabet and religious material were attached to wooden boards and covered with a transparent sheet of cow horn.<\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> If you were a child in a Tudor school, you\u2019d better behave! Teachers were very strict and would punish pupils with 50 strokes of the cane. Pupils with wealthy families would often pay for a “whipping-boy<\/strong>” for their child – if the rich child misbehaved, the whipping-boy received the punishment!<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>9.<\/strong> Some of the boardgames the Tudors played are still enjoyed today, such as chess, backgammon and card games!<\/span><\/p>\n

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10.<\/strong>\u00a0Tudor houses are very distinctive and many can still be seen today.\u00a0The houses had a wooden frame with walls made from “wattle and daub<\/strong>” – a building material consisting of wooden strips covered with mud, clay and wet soil. The walls were then painted white giving what is known as “the black and white effect<\/strong>“…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can’t get enough of the Tudors? Check out our fab feature, Henry VIII facts<\/a>!<\/h4>\n

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What did you make of our Tudor facts? Let us know by leaving a comment, below…<\/h3>\n

Images: Getty Images UK<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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