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.

A colourful factsheet about the king, his six wives and their relationships. This illustrated one page summary - complete with cartoon portraits - gives the dates, order, fate and offspring of all of Henry VIII’s wives. Want more than just divorced, beheaded, died? Visit our website to download free editable biographies of Henry VIII’s six wives. Including key facts, activities and historic sources to help explore the achievements and struggles of these famous queens. [https://www.hrp.org.uk/schools/learning-resources/henry-viiis-six-wives-biographies-and-key-facts-ks2-ks3-ks4-ks5]

An A4 poster of the Tudor family tree, illustrated by contemporary portraits.

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.

Make and decorate your own Tudor gentleman's hat, like the ones Henry VIII used to wear.

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.

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

A manga style cartoon of the Great Watching Chamber at Hampton Court Palace, showing how this room was used. The colour really shows off the magnificence of Henry's palace. This cartoon can be used together with the blank version for your pupils to fill in themselves.

Information sheet on the more unusual 'residents' of Hampton Court Palace.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

For use during a visit to Hampton Court Palace. Set your pupils the brief of being History detectives and challenge them to find out more about the wealth, wives and personality of Henry VIII. The trail is designed to be printed out back to back and folded into an A5 size booklet.

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 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.

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