HISTORY TIMELINE

Timeline of Tudor England events from 1485 to 1603.

A DAY IN THE LIFE IN ... TUDOR ENGLAND
by Jacquelin Cangro
Meet Christopher Chatwick as he prepares to take the stage at the Global Theater in the production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

THE KING IS A COMPOSER, THE QUEEN IS A POET!
by Jessica Bennett

King Henry VIII is best known for his “cutting” personality, but when he wasn’t creating his own church or hunting for the next Mrs. Henry VIII, he composed his own music, sang, and played the lute and clavichord. His daughter Elizabeth was perhaps one of the best rulers in history and an accomplished poet. Find out more about the color, energy, and creation of the Tudors.

THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD
by Gareth Cartman
In 1520, kings, Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France put on a grand event to celebrate a new era in Anglo-French relations after so many years of war - The Field of the Cloth of Gold. The event featured golden tents, mock castles and palaces, and a fountain of wine. Listen in as a few of the key players describe their reaction to it.

THE KING'S GREAT DRAMA: THE ENGLISH REFORMATION
by Jim Cort

Learn how international relations and the business of kings caused England to join the tide of reformation coming from Europe. It’s a story of great conflict, great love, and of schemes and plots, like a drama that Shakespeare or Christopher Marlowe might have written. Like a play of that time, the action is divided into five acts for you to follow along with.

SECRETS OF THE SIX: THE WIVES OF HENRY VIII
by Beth Morrissey
“Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” Millions of students have used the above rhyme to remember the fates of each of King Henry VIII’s six wives, but far fewer have ever even learned the names of these women. For example, did you know that three of them were name Catherine and two were named Anne? Or that two of these women were not English at all? Read on for more secrets of the six…

FIT FOR A KING: THE PALACE OF NONSUCH
by Steve Carper
Henry VIII determined to make a public display of his good fortune. He decided to build himself a palace, a showplace unique even in a country full of palaces. As an old rhyme chanted: “That which has no equal in art or fame Britons deservedly do Nonsuch name.” Learn more about the palace that Henry built.

LADY JANE GREY: THE NINE DAYS QUEEN
by Ilene Goldman
Jane Grey stepped up to the scaffold that had been built specifically for her execution on Tower Green within the walls of the Tower of London. She held in her hands a pocket-sized prayer book. Inside it she had written her farewell: “God and posterity will show me favor.” It was the year 1554. Jane was sixteen years old. Her crime? Being Queen of England for nine days. Find out how this young woman went from queen to the enemy of the crown is such a short time.

TUDOR LONDON: A VIEW FROM THE STREETS
by Simone Schonenberger

Follow along the streets of London as a young man walks from one end of the city to another and see what the average resident in Tudor times would have seen and heard.

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS
by Kate Stout

Hear about the tumultuous and ultimately tragic life of Queen Elizabeth's cousin - Mary, Queen of Scots - who went from queen of France and Scotland to exile and prison in England.

ALL OF THE WORLD'S A STAGE: QUEEN ELIZABETH'S THEATER
by Kelly Butterbaugh
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, English theater blossomed. A supporter of the arts and theater, the queen herself enjoyed the shows put on at popular theaters such as the Globe and the Rose. Some productions written during this time, such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, are still seen in theaters today. Yet the audiences today as well as the theaters and the stages themselves are quite different – take this quiz to see if you can tell the differences.

TUDOR ENGLAND'S MERCHANT ADVENTURERS
by Pamela Toler

In the fifteenth century, England was a small player in Europe’s economic markets. Goods and credit flowed through the great trade fairs at Geneva, Lyons, Antwerp, and Piacenza. Ships from the Netherlands transported grain and other products from the Baltic. Venice controlled the luxury trade from Asia. England was primarily known as a source of unbleached wool and the producer of fine woolen cloth. One hundred years later, it was a challenger on the international scene - learn what England did to change the game.

FRANCIS BACON AND THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
by Christine Roane

Francis Bacon served two monarchs, Queen Elizabeth and her successor, James I, under whom he held the country’s highest office, next to the throne itself. However, his greatest contribution was not to the crown, but to all people. Francis Bacon revolutionized thinking and allowed discoverers to unlock the secrets of nature and shape our modern world- find out how.

JUSTICE IN TUDOR TIMES: FRIGHTFUL BUT TRUE
by Joanne Liu
“That’s not fair!” Does this protest ever pass through your lips when you’re being punished? Parents often mete out punishment they consider appropriate for a child’s wrongdoing. Perhaps your parents send you to your room for talking back, take away your computer privileges for lying, or ground you for fighting with your brothers or sisters. Whatever you think about your punishment, first consider how justice was served in Tudor England.

WITCHCRAFT TRIALS IN TUDOR ENGLAND
by Holly Lynn Anderson

Witchcraft trials didn't start with Salem, MA. Beginning in Tudor times through the seventeenth century, England passed a series of witchcraft laws that would ultimately lead to massive witch hunts that were carried out by a witch-finder general. Uncover what led to this dark period of suspicion and find out how it finally came to an end.

TUDOR COINAGE by Abigail Mieko Vargus

A TASTE OF TUDOR ENGLAND by Christine Gable