Tudor Exploration

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Tudor Exploration
By Alex Harber
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Henry V11 (1457-1509)
Jane Seymour
Catherine Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Henry V111 (1491-1558)
Mary 1 (1516-1558)
Elizabeth 1 (1553-1603)
Edward V1 (1537-1553)
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Who the Tudors were
The first ever Tudor was Henry VII after he
defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.
Henry VIIs children were Arthur, Henry VII, Mary
and Margaret.
The most well known Tudor was Henry VII, who had
6 wives, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Anne
of Cleves, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour and
Catherine Howard. Catherine of Aragon and Anne of
Cleves were divorced, Anne Boleyn and Anne of
Cleves were beheaded, Jane Seymour died and
Catherine Parr outlived her husband.
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake was born in Devon to a farming
family . When he was young his fathers
protestant beliefs caused trouble so they were
forced to move to a safe home in Kent. For many
years Drake and his family lived onboard a hulk
moored on the River Medway. His distant cousin
John Hawkins got him the position as purser on a
slave-trading voyage and he soon rose to the
rank of captain. But what Sir Francis Drake is
most famous for is his circumnavigation of the
world. He set off in 1577 in a boat called the
Pelican, later on renaming it the Golden Hind.
His route took him through many countries such as
Africa, South America and the Philippines where
he collected 6 tonnes of cloves, half of these
had to be tossed overboard in order to save the
ship from sinking.But the most notable of these
epic events was the discovery of Nova Albion
(California). 3 years later he arrived home in
PPlymouth to be Knighted the following year by
Queen Elizabeth onboard his ship the Golden Hind.
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Life onboard a tudor ship
Food
Although a Tudor sailor would
often eat meat the main part of their diet was
made up of little biscuits called hard tack.
These were tasteless and often contained weevils,
little grubs. Sailors also caught fish and even
seabirds to eat. To cook all the meat they used a
brazier, a box of sand with fire on top. Using
this was always a risky job because the ship
could catch fire, this was what made the sand
important, it protected the ship from the flames.
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Lifestyle Life onboard a Tudor ship was harsh,
especially punishment, The main one is being put
in irons, your arms and legs would be handcuffed
and you would be left below deck for several
hours. Punishment would be particularly harsh if
you were caught asleep on duty or drunk. Rats
posed a great threat, not only did they make
sailors onboard ill but when the ship arrived in
a new country they would spread diseases to a new
group of people.





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Jobs Jobs onboard were not particularly
exciting,most involved cleaning such as scrubbing
the decks and cleaning out the cannons. Some jobs
were slightly more adventurous, climbing the
rigging and looking out in the crows nest. There
was also cooking, although there was not much to
cook!
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useful books and websites
www.tudorhistory.org
www.amazon.co.uk
www.nmm.ac.uk
Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary
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page 2 of useful books and websites
www.factmonster.com
www.tudors.crispen.org
www.snaithprimary.eril.net/ttss.htm
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Tudors.htm