Kings and Queens
Who was a very sick king?
Edward VI.
Rich people usually slept in four poster beds while poor family members had to share the same bed.
What was the name of one of the most important playwrights?
William Shakespeare.
What was the name of the accesory rich people wore around their necks?
A ruff.
Who was a Catholic queen?
Mary Tudor.
Did everybody have access to schools?
No, just wealthy families could send their children to school.
Was football played as it is now? Explain why/why not.
No, it wasn't. It was quite violent and many people participated. Players got usually injured and the goals were places in different villages.
What was a page?
A page was a servant who performed tasks for the king. He also learnt tasks to become a knight.
Who wore clothes to look good? Who wore clothes to keep their bodies warm?
Rich people usually wore clothes to look good and poor people wore what they had to protect themselves from cold weather.
Which activities was the king interested in?
Which was the name of the food mixture which poor people used to eat?
Porridge.
Who did Henry VII beat at the battle of Bosworth Field?
He beat Richard III.
Who lived in thatched houses?
Poor people.
What were the pit and the galleries in a theatre?
The pit was the place where poor people usually stayed to watch the play. Rich people could watch the performance form the galleries.
Who was Anne of Cleves?
Anne of Cleves was one of Henry's wives. She was German and Henry VIII asked her to marry him after seeing a paiting of her portrait.
Who was the last member of the Tudor family to rule England?
Elizabeth I.
What did rich and poor people do when they got sick?
Rich people had access to a physician that they paid for unlike poor people who had to call the local healer (who was sometimes a barber or a "dentist").
What was the name of Shakespeare theatre? Where is it located?
The Globe in London.
1485-1603?
1585-1703?
1485-1603.