History Elective: Tudors
Tudors Introduction
Learning Intention:
To be able to understand who the Tudors were and
when they ruled England.
Success Criteria: I can:
● Describe who the Tudors were
● Explain why and how they ruled England
Time: 1485 - 1603
Who were the Tudors?
The Tudors are one of the most famous families ever to
rule England. They were in power from 1485, when
Henry Tudor was crowned King Henry VII, until the time
Queen Elizabeth I died without an heir in 1603. The
Tudors were some of the most colourful people in
history.
There were six Tudor Kings and Queens.
Henry VII - 1485-1509; Henry VIII - 1509-1547; Edward VI - 1547-1553
Jane Grey - July 1553; Mary I - 1553-1558; Elizabeth I - 1558-
1603
The Wars of the Roses were a series of bloody civil wars for the throne
of England between two competing royal families: the House of York
and the House of Lancaster, both members of the age-old royal
Plantagenet family. Waged between 1455 and 1485, the Wars of the
Roses earned their flowery name because the white rose was the badge of
the Yorks, and the red rose was the badge of the Lancastrians. After 30
years of political manipulation, horrific carnage and brief periods of
peace, the wars ended, and a new royal dynasty emerged - the Tudors.