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You are Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. You are a poet, and a courtier. And the son of Thomas How-

ard, Duke of Norfolk. As Henry VIII nears the end of his life, you make

the mistake of mentioning that your father should be the Protector and rule for the young

Prince Edward after Henry dies. You also add royal emblems to your coat of arms. For this, you are

sent to the Tower. Can you escape?

(in real life, you try to escape through the toilet to

the river. It doesn’t work.)

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Battles of....

Henry Tudor Crossword Puzzle

Test your knowledge of the first Tudor king

Lost in the Garden Maze at Hever can you find your way through to the picnic in the center?

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Hunting with Henry Maze Henry’s on the hunt.... he’s out with his falcons, in the

New Forest. Can you track the deer with him?

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Henry’s Portrait Dot to Dot

connect the dots and then color your creation

Elizabeth has lost her crown!start

Color the iconic Tudor Rose

Amme of Cleves Connect the Dots

Create your own Coat of Arms!

Color your Castle and then share it!

Henry VIII is running late from a hunting party, and he needs to find his way to the banquet! Help him find his way to the turkey leg so he can have his dinner!

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Connect the dots to reveal the first Queen of England to ever be executed

Color a gorgeous crown to show off!

Oh no! Someone stole one of the banned books from Anne Boleyn’s room. Can you find it?

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The servant has gotten lost bringing mead to the party in the new palace. Can you help them find their way to the dining hall?

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Jane is late for chapel, having slept in. Help her find her way!

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Can you help the Tudor Navy to find their way to the Spanish Armada? Go through the maze below!

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Tudor PrintersThese printers used the new technology to spread ideas throughout the country

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2 Only printed for about 5 years, but created over 30 books,including publishing Thomas More

3 Born in 1539, he managed to secure a patent to print theBible and the official printer to Elizabeth

5 Credited with being the very first English printer,supported by Elizabeth Woodville and her family

6 The first book to be printed in England7 Originally from Brittany, but moved to Westminster

around 1496 and printed 48 books, which he also sold inhis bookshop

8 Originally from Normandy, but came to England at theend of the 15th century, and specialized in printing legal

works9 Originally from Lorraine, he came to England with the very

first English printer10 This printer created his first book in the 1520, and in 1525

he printed a copy of the Magna Carta. He also specializedin medical books, including The Seeing of Urine

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1 a native of Calais, he came to England and borrowedmoney to print his major work, "The vertuose boke ofdistyllacyon"

4 A member of the Grocers Guild, he wanted to print andEnglish Bible. He was made the official printer to Edward VI

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Tudor Tutors

Who was teaching the young Tudors?

1 PettySchool - taught youngchildren how to read and write

2 JohnCollett - Dean of St. Paul'sSchool and a proponent ofThe New Learning

3 ThomasElliot - published abook called The Governoroutlining a perfect humanisteducation

4 RogerAscham - Elizabeth'sTutor - wrote The Schoolmaster

5 BernardAndre - Arthur's mostfamous Tutor, who was withhim for ten years

6 JohnSkelton - Henry VIII's

Tutor, described by Erasmusas "the one light and glory ofBritish letters"

7 JuanLuisVives - Spanishhumanist who wrote a specialcurriculum for Mary

8 RichardCox - Provost of EtonCollege who taught Latin andGreek to Edward and Elizabeth

9 JohnCheke - a linguist whoalso taught Edward andElizabeth

10 WilliamGrindal - Pupil ofRoger Ascham who thentaught Elizabeth

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O R E L J M J Y N K B Y L A D P L

I O R V Q O T O N W M X D Z E L E

L G I R I L H B H X Q N T T T K K

L E C Y M V J N T N I G T J E K J

E R H N R Q S T C R S Y T H G V N

S A A D Q G B I G O S K C M Z M G

A S R X W Z K M U C L N E R N R Y

M C D N Z B A T H L H L J L J T Z

O H C Q N I Y O V O N L E Q T D P

H A O V L Z O Y J B G A B T M O J

T M X L L L M D D K B M U N T Q N

D N I V T X V Q N N T Z N J V Y M

R W L N L R Z Z N B M G L G M L N

Tudor Food

A Crossword Puzzle about eating and drinking

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4 Not eating for a period of timebecause of religious rules

5 The Elizabethan spelling for Salad7 A type of jam or jely8 Similar to Marzipane, a sugary treat10 The day of November 11 when

animals would be traditionallyslaughtered

11 The great craze of the time period,much less expensive in this erathanks to trade and exploration

12 cream pudding featuringgooseberries and mint

13 The main dining period, at about 10am

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1 The most basic food for even thepoorest people

2 A favorite treat similar to ice cream3 A dessert with sugar, eggs, and

white wine6 These were laws that dictated what

kinds of food people could eatbased on their status

9 This made up about 80% of theTudor diet

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River maze - the King is traveling by barge throughout East Anglia. But they got lost in the fens! Help them find their way back to

Ely Cathedral!

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The French RivalryHenry VIII had dreams of re-starting the Hundred

Years War, and his rivalry with the French king was legendary. This crossword is all about the Tudor

relationship with France.

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3 Saint _________'s Day Massacre,the killing of Protestants in 1572 inFrance, which influenced the waylater Elizabethans viewed FrenchCatholics

8 Thomas _____________,grandson to the Duke ofBuckingham, who received Frenchsupport for an uprising in 1558

9 This French city was besieged byTudor kings more than once. Thefirst time was by Henry VII in 1492

10 The first name of the French Kingwith whom Henry had a great rivalry

11 The name of the battle where thatship sank

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1 The name of the English ship thatsunk during a battle with France in1545, and was recently rediscovered

2 The Field of the Cloth of_________ - the great meetingbetween Henry and his frenchcounterpart

4 During that Field, there was asporting match where Henry andthe French king competed. Thefrench king won. Name the sport.

5 The last English land in France,lost during the reign of Mary I

6 The Battle of the ___________,the 1513 battle between Henry VIIIand France, which Henry won

7 Francis, Duke of_______________, one ofElizabeth's final suitors, who wasFrench

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The Spanish Armada

One of Elizabeth I's greatest accomplishments is the defeat of the Spanish Armada. This crossword puzzle

is all about Elizabeth and the Armada!

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2 The Spanish said they had expectedto fight men, not these

3 The Spanish King, who had beenmarried to Elizabeth's half sister

6 When she was killed in 1587, endingthe dreams of returning England tothe Catholic faith, the Spanish kingused it as an excuse to invade

9 The most important battle of theArmada invasion

10 A Protestant rebellion was going onhere, which Elizabeth supported, andit angered the Spanish king

11 The city in Spain where Englandhad a surprise attack

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1 The English sent these into theArmada ships as a last ditch attemptto defeat the Spanish, and it worked

2 Elizabeth's advisor who was veryhawkish on war with Spain, advisingto strike first

4 The commander of the Spanish armyin the Netherlands, with whom theArmada was meant to meet

5 The commander of the English fleet,who also staged the surprise attackon Spain the year before

6 The Spanish Duke who commandedthe Spanish Armada

7 Where Elizabeth gave her famousspeech to the troops

8 Singeing of the King of Spain's_________ - what they called thesurprise attack in Spain

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Leading Tudor Courtiers Word Search

These are the men and women who navigated the drama of the Tudor court!

Walter RaleighEdward De VereCharles BrandonLettice KnollysJohn Harington

William, Lord SandysFrancis DrakeBess of HardwickMary FittonEdward Seymour

W I L L I A M L O R D S A N D Y S

N B M E Y W N Q G P M R F Y S Y R

O T E T D G P M M A N R N Y R N L

D H T S N W R J R Y A J L Y J D M

N Y G Q S R A Y N N Z L D O B E R

A T M I K O F R C B O L H G D V T

R M M N E I F I D N T N R W V R X

B M Y Y T L S H K S H M A B M Y D

S L N T M D A E A A E R D N P M N

E L O G R L C R R R D Y Y N J R J

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R X K J T N N B E E L W J O N P Y

A E N T D G J V J P T M I P U B Y

H B E L T N E J P Y V L R C Y R Z

C L V O Y R W W W D D G A M K V V

B J N R E B M M W Y G J M W P Y K

Solutions

Henry Howard Tower Maze

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Garden Maze

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Henry’s Turkey Leg Maze

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Hunting with Henry MazeElizabeth Crown Maze

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Anne’s Banned Book Maze

Mead Maze

Jane Chapel Maze

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Tudor Navy Maze

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Ely Cathedral Maze

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