HistoryHistory

LO: To know about Tudor LO: To know about Tudor buildings.buildings.

Tudor homesTudor homes

Tudor Architecture (1485 - 1603) 15th Tudor Architecture (1485 - 1603) 15th century and 16th centurycentury and 16th century

You can see many Tudor houses in England You can see many Tudor houses in England today. Some of them are over 500 years old! today. Some of them are over 500 years old!

How can you recognise a Tudor House?How can you recognise a Tudor House?Most homes in Tudor times were half Most homes in Tudor times were half timbered - they had wooden frames and the timbered - they had wooden frames and the spaces between were spaces between were

filled with small sticks and filled with small sticks and wet clay called wattle and daub.wet clay called wattle and daub.

Made from a Made from a wooden wooden frameworkframework of beams which of beams which are uneven and can be seen are uneven and can be seen on the outside. on the outside. Wattle and Wattle and daubdaub or stones or bricks or stones or bricks used to fill spaces between used to fill spaces between the beams. the beams.

Sometimes Sometimes first floor hangs first floor hangs out over the ground floorout over the ground floor. . This is called aThis is called a jetty jetty. .

Steeply pitched roof covered Steeply pitched roof covered with clay or stone tiles. with clay or stone tiles.

Tall thin chimneysTall thin chimneys, , often topped with decorative often topped with decorative chimney pots. Tudor Chimneys are also patterned, chimney pots. Tudor Chimneys are also patterned, often with symmetrical patterns. brick.often with symmetrical patterns. brick.

Characteristics of Tudor Characteristics of Tudor HousesHouses

Rich Tudor HousesRich Tudor Houses

The rich people lived in country mansions The rich people lived in country mansions which were often symmetrical plan - E and which were often symmetrical plan - E and H shapes were popular. H shapes were popular.

Glass was fashionable and showed how Glass was fashionable and showed how rich a person was. 'rich a person was. 'Look at me, I must be Look at me, I must be rich because my house has lots of glassrich because my house has lots of glass'. '.

Windows became the main features on Windows became the main features on many rich Tudor houses. many rich Tudor houses.

Hardwick Hall, the great Elizabethan Hardwick Hall, the great Elizabethan mansion in Derbyshire with huge windows mansion in Derbyshire with huge windows on all sides, was laughed at, at the time on all sides, was laughed at, at the time for being 'more glass than walls'. for being 'more glass than walls'.

Hardwick HallHardwick Hall

Stone was very expensive and could only be bought by the very rich.

Rich or Poor?Rich or Poor? Does this house belong to a rich or poor Does this house belong to a rich or poor

person?person?

Hampton Court Palace, was built by Cardinal Hampton Court Palace, was built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey between 1515 and 1530. Thomas Wolsey between 1515 and 1530.

King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII lived at Hampton Court lived at Hampton Court Palace.Palace.