Tudor children.Tudor children.

By Sneha, Kazia and Rufus.By Sneha, Kazia and Rufus.

Babies.Babies.

When babies were When babies were born, it was very born, it was very common for them to common for them to get nasty diseases get nasty diseases that led to death. So that led to death. So babies didn’t often babies didn’t often survive.survive.

What happened to the babies who What happened to the babies who survived?survived?

Babies were expected to Babies were expected to keep still and quiet. keep still and quiet. They were wrapped in They were wrapped in clothes like an Egyptian clothes like an Egyptian mummy (to keep their mummy (to keep their bones straight )bones straight )

What children wore.What children wore.

Rich girls wore gold necklaces, black Rich girls wore gold necklaces, black pinafores and long skirts.pinafores and long skirts.

Boys wore girls clothes until they Boys wore girls clothes until they were nine. Then they could wear were nine. Then they could wear their normal shirts and trouserstheir normal shirts and trousers

Children usually wore mini versions Children usually wore mini versions of their parents clothes.of their parents clothes.

Schooling.Schooling. Tudor children Tudor children

started school at started school at the age of 4 and the age of 4 and went to grammar went to grammar school at the age school at the age of 7.of 7.

It was very hard for It was very hard for them because in them because in summer they summer they would start school would start school at six o’ clock till at six o’ clock till five o’ clock!!! five o’ clock!!!

In winter school In winter school started at 7 o’ clock started at 7 o’ clock till five o’clock till five o’clock

Lunch was at Lunch was at 11o’clock and 11o’clock and afternoon lessons afternoon lessons lasted from 1 lasted from 1 o’clock till 5 pm.o’clock till 5 pm.

Girls’ Schooling

It was normally boys who went to school, girls from rich families either got a home tutor or parents taught them.

Girls from poor families did not get home tutors. Instead they had to learn how to handle housework.

Punishments at school. Punishments were very

harsh in Tudor schools. If you were naughty, you would get 50 strokes of birch.(50 hits of wood).

If you were wealthy, you could afford a special person called a whipping boy who was whipped on behalf of you.

Toys Toys

Nobody had many toys in Tudor times, not Nobody had many toys in Tudor times, not even the rich! even the rich!

VERY rich children may only had had one toy. VERY rich children may only had had one toy. All toys were hand made. On warm days All toys were hand made. On warm days children played with wooden hoops and balls children played with wooden hoops and balls made out of pigs bladders.made out of pigs bladders.

Rich girls only had one doll!Rich girls only had one doll!

What did Tudor children like to eat?

All rich children ate a (kind of stew called) pottage.

Potato was a vegetable they didn’t eat even though they were grown. They were not eaten for the next 200 years!

Puddings were rare, only rich people could afford them.

School holidays.

Tudor children only had 4 weeks holiday for the whole year.

Two weeks in Christmas 2 weeks in Easter

Henry the eighth as a child.Henry the eighth as a child. As a child, Henry the As a child, Henry the

eighth was called eighth was called Harry, because his Harry, because his farther was called farther was called Henry. So they didn’t Henry. So they didn’t get confused.get confused.

Henry (Harry) was Henry (Harry) was very cheeky when he very cheeky when he was young. He loved was young. He loved his music and his music and dancing and he dancing and he always ate LOADS!always ate LOADS!

Wow facts about Tudor children.

A letter sent from the king said that all children won’t have to go school but at least know one skill.

The boys only learnt Greek Religion and Mathematics

Children had to know their prayers and ten commandments in their own language.

More WOW facts.More WOW facts.

The wealthy often left The wealthy often left money for the money for the foundations of foundations of schools as well as schools as well as university and university and collages.collages.

The EndThe End