Timelines What do you think a timeline is? A timeline is a line which shows events in chronological order.
HENRY VII ( ) HENRY VIII ( ) 1534: Act of Supremacy 1485: Battle of Bosworth 1536: Monasteries dissolved 1536: Pilgrimage of Grace
1588: Spanish Armada defeated 1577: Drake starts voyage around the world. 1587: Mary Queen of Scots executed 1560: Hardwick Hall built MARY I ( ) EDWARD VI ( ) ELIZABETH I ( ) 1554: Lady Jane Grey executed 1564: William Shakespeare born. 1575: Babington Plot
The Tudors, Henry VII, 1485 – 1509 Henry VIII, 1509 – 1547 Edward VII, Mary I, 1553 – 1558, Elizabeth I, Key Tudor Timeline The Armada, 1588 Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, 1534 Mary Queen of Scots was executed, 1587
The Tudors, Henry VII, 1485 – 1509 Tudor Timeline Edward VII, Henry VIII, 1509 – 1547 Elizabeth I, Mary I, 1553 – 1558, The Armada, 1588 Mary Queen of Scots was executed, 1587 Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, 1534
My Personal Timeline Draw a timeline to show different events in your life. Start with the year you were born. Think about different periods in your life and how you can show these on your timeline.
Create a Tudor Timeline Your timeline must clearly show - the period that each of the Tudor Monarchs was on the throne - important events that happened in their reigns. (Think carefully about how you can demonstrate the reigns of the monarchs on your timeline). You may want to include: Years A Title Pictures Think about how you can use colour to make your timeline memorable. You may cut up the pictures of the monarchs to decorate your timeline.
Study your timeline carefully. Why do you think timelines can be useful to historians? Discuss this with your partner. What are your top tips for creating a timeline? Think of essential and helpful advice. Write your top tips on the worksheet.