Monday, 15 September 2014

Blog Homework Friday 12th September


Did you know that Elizabeth I passed a law stating that
 everyone had to wear woolly hats on Sundays? How many
 fascinating facts can you find out about the terrible Tudors?

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  1. 1) Queen Elizabeth 1st ruled for 44 years.

    2) The Tudors were the ruling family in England between 1485 to 1603.

    3) The Tudors were famous for lots of things, including Henry VIII and his six wives, new religious ideas and exploring different countries.

    4) Queen Elizabeth 1st sometimes wore a frog shaped earring, given to her as a gift from Francois, Duke of Anjou.

    5) Queen Elizabeth 1st is sometimes pictured wearing thick white make-up.

    6) Queen Elizabeth 1st could understand several different languages such as; English, Latin, Greek, Italian, French, Spanish & Cornish.

    7) Queen Elizabeth 1st was a famous prisioner in the Tower of London for several months.

    8) Queen Elizabeth 1st died 24 March 1603 and she was burried on 28 April 1603 in Westminister Abbey.

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  2. Elizabeth was born on 7th September 1533. Henry VIII her father always wanted a Son but Anne Boleyn gave birth to Elizabeth, who passed the rule to put Woolly hats on every Sunday to support the English Wool Trade
    Later Henry VIII beheaded Anne Boleyn because she couldn’t give birth to a boy. Elizabeth had an elder sister Mary. Henry VIII fell in love with Jane Seymore and got married. Finally they had a Son and Jane Seymore died while giving Birth.
    Facts about the Tudor Times
    1) Queen Elizabeth sent all the Catholic Christians to jail as she was a protestant and wanted all of England to be a protestant.
    2) Mary (Queen Elizabeth’s half sister and Bloody Mary) was a Catholic and she was killing and sending all the Protestants to jail.
    3) Elizabeth went to jail as she was a protestant and spent 2 months behind the bars.
    4) Queen Elizabeth took part in the war against the Spanish Amanda and managed to kill the Queen of Scots, luckily England won.
    5) Henry VIII’s third wife Katherine Parr made sure Elizabeth got good education and the best tutors.
    6) Elizabeth could speak Spanish, Italian and French; she also knew how to sew.
    7) Queen Elizabeth l had passed another law saying cloaks were band.
    8) Purple, gold and silver clothing was band.
    9) In the Tudor times to brush your teeth there was this sugar paste that you had to rub on your teeth and gum.
    10) Elizabeth painted there face in white because it was important to be pale in that time.
    11) Queen Elizabeth could not find someone to marry so she said she was married to England.

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    1. Well done Gursiman . It must have taken you a reeaallyy long time to write all of those amazing facts on the blog . WISH : a little bit more explaining on what each fact is about. STAR :Excellent important facts !!!

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  3. INTERESTING TUDOR FACTS

    1)The Tudors were the ruling family in England between 1485 and 1603. They were:
    • Henry VII (1485-1509)
    • Henry VIII (1509-1547)
    • Edward VI (1547-1553)
    • Lady Jane Grey (for nine days in 1553)
    • Mary I (1553-1558)
    • Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

    2) The first Tudor monarch was King Henry VII who claimed the throne when his forces defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He ruled until his death in 1509. The Tudor rose was created when Henry VII brought an end to the Wars of the Roses (an ongoing battle between two royal groups - the House of Lancaster and the House of York). He joined the White Rose of York with the Red Rose of Lancaster, creating the Union Rose (or Tudor Rose), which is still used as the floral emblem of England today!

    3) Following his father's death, Henry VIII became King of England in 1509 and ruled until his death in 1547. 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!

    4) Mary I was the only child of Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. She was married to Prince Philip of Spain but she didn’t produce an heir so her half-sister, Elizabeth became queen when she died.

    5) Elizabeth I didn’t marry and was queen by herself which was unusual for the time She also didn’t have any children so when she died in 1603, the Tudor dynasty came to an end.

    6) Elizabeth was a different kind of Queen: quick-witted, clever and able to use feminine wiles to get her own way. Elizabeth could be as ruthless and calculating as any king before her but at the same time she was sentimental and easily swayed by flattery. She liked to surround herself with attractive people and her portraits were carefully inspected to make sure that no physical flaws were ever revealed.

    7) Elizabeth was taught the art of public speaking, unheard of for women at the time. But the ability to address a large number of people, from ministers in Parliament to troops on the battlefield, stood Elizabeth in good stead for the future. She learnt how to turn the tide of opinion in her favour, and this became one of her most effective weapons.

    8) 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.

    9) People in Tudor times didn’t eat with a fork - they ate using knives, spoons and their fingers.
    There were few books in Tudor schools, so pupils read from 'hornbooks' instead. Pages displaying the alphabet and religious material were attached to wooden boards and covered with a transparent sheet of cow horn.

    10) If you were a child in a Tudor school, you’d better behave! Teachers were very strict and would punish pupils with 50 strokes of the cane. Pupils of wealthy families would often pay for a 'whipping-boy' instead of their child. If a rich child misbehaved, the whipping paid boy received the punishment!

    11) Some of the board games the Tudors played are still enjoyed today, such as chess, backgammon and card games!

    12) Tudor houses are very distinctive and many can still be seen today. The houses had a wooden frame with walls made from 'wattle and daub' - 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'.

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  4. • Ramses the great pharaoh who made peace with his enemies and the first peace treaty in history.
    • Ramses was given a responsibility to be a captain of the army when he was only 10 years old.
    • Ramses’ character as a great king in the eyes his subjects rested largely on his glory as a soldier.
    • Ramses the great was the nineteenth dynasty.
    • Peter A Clayton wrote a book called “Chronicle of the pharaohs” in which he wrote about Ramses.
    • Ramses ii was ruled for 67 years.
    • He constituted so many temples erected so many statues.
    • He defeated Hittites and that was the ninth great victory, and had been celebrated by his people
    • He signed treaty with other kings, which his international stability.
    • He had big family as his kingdom flourished with peace and stability , he was treated as god by his people.
    • And his statues were erected beside the statues of the god.

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