starter activity

Memorise the information in the next 60 seconds and you will be tested on your powers of recall!

In Tudor times the 12 Days of Christmas were saints days. The 3 most

important were 25th Dec, 1st & 6th Jan.

Everyone was expected to

give the king a gift. It was an important indicator of

personal standing with the king if it was accepted or rejected. In 1532, H8

accepted Anne

Boleyn’s gift but rejected Catherine’s!

In 1541, Henry VIII banned all sports on

Christmas Day except for archery

Sir Robert Dudley gave Elizabeth I a

wrist watch for Christmas!

Turkey was first

consumed in

England in 1523

The Tudors often

played Blind Man’s Bluff at

Christmas

The 1st carols were

sung in 1521

Questions – 1 minute!Questions – 1 minute!

When were the 1When were the 1stst carols sung? carols sung? Whose present did Henry reject in 1532?Whose present did Henry reject in 1532? What were the 3 most important days of What were the 3 most important days of

Christmas?Christmas? What wasn’t banned in 1541?What wasn’t banned in 1541? Name a popular Tudor Christmas gameName a popular Tudor Christmas game When was Turkey first eaten here?When was Turkey first eaten here? What time does it say on Elizabeth’s What time does it say on Elizabeth’s

watch?watch?

What was a Tudor What was a Tudor Christmas like?Christmas like?

TBAT explain key features of TBAT explain key features of a Tudor Christmas, play a Tudor Christmas, play

Tudor games and have fun!Tudor games and have fun!

Learning objectives

Christmas Activity 1Christmas Activity 1

Read the extract from The History Read the extract from The History Learning Site and highlight in Learning Site and highlight in Christmas colours the following:Christmas colours the following: Evidence of foreign policy on Tudor Evidence of foreign policy on Tudor

Christmas traditionsChristmas traditions Evidence of continuityEvidence of continuity Evidence of religious changesEvidence of religious changes

Why do you think the English adopted Why do you think the English adopted so many ideas from Germany?so many ideas from Germany?

Christmas Activity 2Christmas Activity 2

Hampton Court is allegedly one of the most haunted places in England. Christmas is traditionally a time for telling ghost tales.

Watch this clip about the palace’s ghostly past.

Christmas Activity 3 Christmas Activity 3

Fox and Geese was a popular Tudor game. Print out and play a copy of the game here.

Picture of Fox and Geese game

Christmas Activity 4

The Tudors enjoyed to play a variety of games. How about having a go a Blind Man’s Bluff. Blindfold a member of your

team and get them to stick a ring on Henry’s

finger. The closest wins. The furthest off loses her head!

The Tudors loved to make sweets or ‘sweetmeats’ from marzipan or sugar formed into motifs or even buildings. Have a go a making a Tudor

rose

What was a Tudor What was a Tudor Christmas like?Christmas like?

TBAT explain key features of TBAT explain key features of a Tudor Christmas, play a Tudor Christmas, play

Tudor games and have fun!Tudor games and have fun!

Learning objectives