The Tudor Trail

Introduction

Based around a central timeline, pupils can explore the lives and times of the Tudor Monarchs and the period.  Produced to help meet the needs of the National Curriculum and the QCA Scheme of Work, this interesting program presents important topics, including all the Tudor Monarchs, the wives of Henry VIII and why he married six times, Tudor clothing, music, food, houses and the Spanish Armada.

The timeline on the main screen describes (and narrates) all the major events in Tudor history, whilst the links provide access to all the other areas of the program.

The program is linked to the National Curriculum and QCA Schemes of Work for History, and places particular emphasis on Henry VIII and his six wives, Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada, and the lives of the rich and poor in Tudor times.

For each of the famous Tudors, a short biography (which is also narrated) briefly describes their life and important events relating to them.  For older pupils, or those doing further research they can view a detailed description of that person.

The Tudor Life section covers topics, including food, clothing, houses, school, royal palaces and buildings, law and order, historic events, music and pastimes.  In keeping with the rest of the CD, the majority of text is narrated and support with colour pictures, diagrams and music.

The other main feature of the software is that is includes 11 activities based on the topics learnt within the program to reinforce the learning of Tudor history.  These activities include the Tudor family tree, quizzes, Tudor costume, the Babington cipher, Tudor monarchs, a maze and a popular board game of the period.

In addition, the teacher’s section includes 20 worksheets on the CD that can be printed, photocopied and freely used both within the classroom and at home.  The worksheets include quizzes, crafts, word searches, puzzles, charts and other activities to reinforce the learning of Tudor history.