|
THE TUDORS |
|
| King Henry VII (1485 – 1509) | the first Tudor king who won the final battle of the War of Roses; he was a powerful monarch who saved a lot of money for Britain in the treasury |
| treasury, the | a place used for storing the money of the monarchs or the Church |
| King Henry VIII (1509 – 1547) | he had 6 wives and 3 legitimate children; he liked sports like hunting, jousting and tennis; he sang, played music and composed songs; he built a strong navy for Britain as well as palaces;
he founded the Church of England |
| King Edward VI (1547 – 1553) | son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; he was a boy king and died at the age of 15; a protestant |
| Lady Jane Grey | was queen for 9 days until Mary, daughter of Henry VIII came and put her in prison |
| Queen Mary I (1553 – 1558) | daughter of Henry VIII and first wife Catherine of Aragon ;a Roman Catholic; made England catholic again and she ordered to execute protestants (ß nickname: Bloody Mary); she was very unpopular when she got married to the King of Spain |
| Queen Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) | daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; a powerful and strict monarch who made England protestant again; she sent explorers to find new lands for the British Empire; nickname: the Virgin Queen; she won battles against the Spanish Armada on the sea |
| gentry, the | people from high social class |
| yeoman, a | a man who owned and land and also worked on it |
| jousting | knights riding horses and fighting with a lance |
| falconry | hunting with falcons or hawks |
| Pastime with Good Company | a song composed by Henry VIII, named as The King’s Ballad |
| petty school | a school for young boys, like a nursery or kindergarten |
| illiterate | unable to read and write |
| galleon, a | a ship with sails for fighting and carrying goods |
| Renaissance, the | period in Europe btw. 14th and 17th centuries, where people got interested in ancient Greece and Rome again which produced new developments in arts: literature, music, painting and architecture |
| curfew, a | when people mustn’t go out to the street at night |
| flogging | a type of punishment when people were whipped and hit by sticks |
| pillory, the | a type of punishment; a wooden frame on a pole with holes through which a person’s head and hands were placed |
| stock, the | a type of punishment; a wooden frame with holes through which a person’s feet was put |
GREAT BRITANNIA 