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In the Tudor period people would have

lived in timber framed houses.

The size and quality of the building would have

depended on the wealth of the family.

Wood was plentiful and most houses

and furniture were wooden.

Oak was the most used wood as it took much longer to rot.

The wooden beams were

joined using pegs and each wall

was pulled into place by teams

of men with ropes.

Once the frame was erected, the gaps were filled with wattle and

daub (twigs covered in a mud and dung plaster.)

The roof would have been thatched with

straw.

Poor families would have had a straw mattress to

sleep on and a pot to cook their meals

in.

The amount of furniture you had depended on

your wealth.

Rich families would have had stools, a table, an armchair

and the very lucky a bed to sleep in.

Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547. As a member of royalty he

wouldn’t have lived in a

timber framed house. The King would have spent

huge amounts of money on extraordinary

palaces.

Hampton Court was an amazing palace built for Thomas Wolsey who

was the Cardinal to Henry VIII.

Thomas Wolsey owned

Hampton Court Palace

Wolsey was worried that his home might be to grand therefore

insulting the King. Ouch!

How did Henry come to own Hampton Court?

Wolsey was terrified that he might lose

his head.

So in 1524 Wolsey gave Hampton court to the King as a present.

Hampton Court was lavishly designed and was used for

entertaining rich ambassadors and royalty.

Take a step back in history to look around this amazing Palace.

Anne Boleyn was Henry’s second wife.

Unfortunately she passed

under the gate for the last time….

To have her head chopped

off at the Tower of London

Ouch!

This room was beautifully decorated with portraits hanging

from the walls.

In this room the walls drip with guns, swords and armour. Up to 3,000

pieces hang from these walls.

Queen Anne’s bedroom can be found with

lavish decorations

and beautiful oil paintings hanging from

the walls.

That’s it for the tour but if you still want to know more

about Tudor houses or Hampton Court Palace, try

the links below.

Pictures Hampton Court

The Tudors