Download an editable timeline of the Tudor Religious Rollercoaster for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use dates, key facts and activities to explore the religious changes during the Tudor period. Including events such as: Henry VIII as head of the Church of England Edward VI as King Elizabethan Religious Settlement Find 1000 years of history resources with Historic Royal Palaces: Browse resource library

A cross curricular lesson teaching both science and history through Hampton Court Palace. This lesson explores micro organisms by investigating the best places to store food and by looking at Tudor ideas about hygiene.

A number of different teaching ideas looking at food groups and why we need to eat a balanced diet. Children think about their own diet and also investigate how healthy Henry VIII was by looking at his diet.

A teacher led guide to use during a visit to the Tower of London. Discover how the Tower of London was used during the reign of Henry VIII. Find primary evidence of Henry’s use of the Tower, including his suits of armour and weaponry. Look for clues, answer questions and imagine life in the past.

A teacher led trail to use during a visit to the Tower of London. Explore William the Conqueror’s White Tower, the best preserved example of a Norman fortress in Europe today. Discover what the medieval Tower of London would have looked like and how it was used by medieval kings. Look for clues, answer questions and imagine life in the past.

A trail to use on a visit to the Tower of London. Discover how the Tower of London was used during the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. Learn about famous prisoners including Walter Ralegh and the two princes, and find primary evidence of many prisoners kept at the Tower under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Look for clues, answer questions and imagine life in the past.

This activity allows small groups of pupils to explore and research particular aspects of the Tower of London’s history, development and present use, and to record their observations using digital cameras.

This background information is designed to support lessons, or a visit to the Tower of London, for teachers of the Key Stage 2 History unit: ‘Why did Henry VIII marry six times?’

This background information is designed to support lessons, or a visit to the Tower of London, for teachers of the Key Stage 2 History unit: ‘Why did Henry VIII marry six times?’

This useful resource guides teachers around the key sites for learning about the Tower of London’s role during the medieval period. It explores the ways in which the Tower - as a fortress and symbol of royal power – helped medieval monarchs retain control over their kingdom.

This background information pack is designed to support a visit to the Tower of London for teachers of the Key Stage 2 History unit: ‘Why did Henry VIII marry six times?’ It includes teaching activities and key locations to see during your visit.

Significant moments and events in the fortress's history from 1066-1554.

This presentation is for use in the classroom before your visit to the Tower of London. It is an ideal way to find out more about the Tower’s use throughout time, and it helps to decode some of the myths surrounding the one thousand year old site.

This presentation is for use in the classroom before your visit to the Tower of London. It is an ideal way of learning about how the Tower has been used in the past, from Norman fortress to Medieval and Tudor palace to prison and execution site.

This presentation is for use in the classroom before your visit to the Tower of London. It is an ideal way of learning about the Tower through time, and how the buildings have been changed or added to by monarchs such as Edward I and Queen Victoria.

A poster showing the family tree of the Hanoverians and those who lived at Kensington Palace.

A poster showing Queen Victoria's family and her royal connections.

A family tree showing where monarchs who lived at Kensington Palace fit in to the Stuary monarchy.

Make and decorate a lady's French hood, like Anne Bolyen used to wear.

Make and decorate a lady's English gable hood, like Katherine of Aragon used to wear.