Tudor Houses

Poor Tudor Houses -

Most Tudor houses were made out of timber (wood), like oak and occasionally elm.

In Victorian times they covered all wood with tar, but the Tudors left them bare.

Tudors also used wattle which they would weave into screens, the screens would then have daub (a mixture of clay, sand and dung ) smeared all over it. Once this had dried they might paint it. These would act as walls.

Rich Tudor Houses -

The rich mostly lived in country mansions, that were built out of Tudor stone and glass windows.

Only very rich people could afford glass because it was so rare, but Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire was laughed at the time for being 'more glass than walls'.

Most Tudor houses are still standing today and some are now open for the public to see.

Tudor Clothes

What did Tudor women wear?

Rich Tudor women would have worn big dresses that covered all their bodies. The dresses would have been made out of expensive and rare materials like silk or Velvet.

Poor women would have had to wear cheap dresses made out of wool, linen or sheepskin to show their rank in society.

All women would have to hide their hair once they got married .

How did the clothes you wore, show what rank in society?
In Tudor times, if you were rich you could wear clothes made out of silk, velvet, satin and sable fur. You could also wear colours like purple, gold or silver.
If you were poor you had to wear dull clothes that were made out of cheap materials.
That way people just had to look at someone to know what rank in society they were!

What kind of underwear did people wear?
Both rich men and women wore corsets!

The Tudors

What was the War of the Roses?
The War of the Roses was a series of dynastic civil wars between supporters of the rival houses of York and Lancaster, for the throne of England.

How did King Henry Tudor become king?
Henry Tudor killed King Richard, house of York at the battle of Bosworth. King Richard's crown was the plucked from a bush and placed on Henry Tudor's head.

Who did Henry Tudor Marry?
Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York in the hope of bringing peace between rival houses of York and Lancaster.

Who were Henry Tudor's children?
Henry and Elizabeth had four children who survived infancy:
Arthur - Who died shortly after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Henry
Margaret
Mary

Home Ed Review - 2

English -
Studying The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson-Burnett.
WHS English workbook


Geography -
Key Geography Foundations KS3
British Isles - A Natural History DVD


Science -
Simple Nature Experiments with Everyday Materials by Anthony D. Fredericks.
Human Body - Finished ( but we will add things to it)

Design & Technology -
KS3 CGP workbook. Page - 23


Maths -
KS3 CGP levels 3 - 6. Page - 55

Main project -
India covering Religion, Culture, History and Geography - Finished(but we will add things to it)

Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2nd of October 1869 to the 30th of January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian Independence movement.

He was more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or the great soul.

Gandhi is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation, his birthday (2nd of October) is commemorated there as a national holiday and worldwide as the International Day of Non- Violence.

Reincarnation

Reincarnation (to be made flesh again) is believed to occur when the soul or spirit,after the death of the body,comes back to earth in a newborn body.
Reincarnation is a core belief within Hinduism.
The soul (Atman) is immortal while the body is subjected to birth and death.
Hindu gods are said to have incarnated in various forms under different circumstances. Lord Vishnu is know for his ten incarnations.

The Bhagavad Gita stated:
“ Just as a man discards worn out clothes and puts on new clothes,the soul discards worn out bodies and wears new ones.” (2:22)

Two Different Indian Landscapes

The Nigiri Mountains

The Nigiri Mountains ( or Blue Mountains) are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 meters high in the southern part of India.
The highest peak is called the Dobbabetta (Big Mountain) and is 2,637 metres high (8,652 ft.).

The people that live in the mountain range are called todas and are a nature worshipping tribe. They have their own language, rich arts and crafts and a unique way of community living.

There is also a railway running through the mountain range, it is one of the oldest railway in India. The line was opened by the British in 1908 and has been going ever since.




Thar Desert


The Thar Desert ( The Great Desert) is in the northwestern part of India and in the 7th largest desert in the world.
The climate there is extreme: temperatures can range from near-freezing in winter and over 50oc in summer.
All rainfall happens between July to September and the mean temperatures varies from a minimum of 24 degrees C and 26 degrees C.