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In the Tudor period

people would have
lived in timber
framed houses.

The size and quality of the

building would have
depended on the wealth
of the family.

Wood was plentiful

and most houses
and furniture were
wooden.
Oak was the
most used wood
as it took much
longer to rot.
The wooden
beams were
joined using pegs
and each wall
was pulled into
place by teams
of men with

Once the frame

was erected, the
gaps were filled
with wattle and
daub (twigs
covered in a mud
and dung plaster.)

The roof would have

been thatched with
straw.

The amount of furniture

you had depended on
your wealth.
Poor families
would have
had a straw
mattress to
sleep on and
a pot to cook
their mealsRich families would
in.
have had stools, a
table, an armchair
and the very lucky a
bed to sleep in.

Henry VIII
ruled England
from 1509 to
1547. As a
member of
royalty he
wouldnt have
lived in a
timber framed
house. The
King would
have spent
huge amounts
of money on
extraordinary
palaces.

Hampton Court was an amazing

palace built for Thomas Wolsey who
was the Cardinal to Henry VIII.

How did Henry come to own Hampton Court?

Thomas
Wolsey
owned
Hampton
Court Palace
Wolsey was worried
that his home might
be to grand therefore
insulting the King.
Wolsey was terrified
that he might lose
his head.

So in 1524 Wolsey
gave Hampton court to
the King as a present.

Ouch!

Hampton Court was lavishly

designed and was used for
entertaining rich ambassadors and
royalty.

Take a step back in history to look

around this amazing Palace.

Anne Boleyn
was Henrys
second wife.

Unfortunate
ly she
passed
under the
gate for the
last time.

Ouch!

To have her
head chopped
off at the
Tower of
London

This room was beautifully

decorated with portraits hanging
from the walls.

In this room the walls drip with guns,

swords and armour. Up to 3,000
pieces hang from these walls.

Queen Annes
bedroom can
be found with
lavish
decorations
and beautiful
oil paintings
hanging from
the walls.

Thats it for the tour but if

you still want to know more
about Tudor houses or
Hampton Court Palace, try
the links below.
Hampton
Pictures
Court

The Tudors