Our next topic in Year 4 will be The Tudors and Shakespeare!
The Tudors are one of the most famous dynasties of kings and queens in British history. Their rule lasted from 1485-1603 and brought about many changes to religion, politics and daily life in England. We will also be looking at the life and work of William Shakespeare who lived during the Tudor era. Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in the English language.
We are so lucky that during the Summer Term, we will be working with the Primary Shakespeare Company to put together a performance of an act from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We will be acting just like the conspirators showcasing the events that led to them to decide that Caesar’s time as ruler was over! We will be performing it in front of a large audience at a festival alongside other schools from our borough in June!
Homework will commence from Monday 15th April 2024 and your wider curriculum homework has various different tasks that you will be able to use the skills and knowledge in our lessons!
Before then, I would like you to find out more about the Tudors and Shakespeare. Use a child-friendly search engine such as Kiddle to answer the following questions as a comment below:
1.) What is Henry VIII, a Tudor monarch, famous for?
2.) What kind of things did William Shakespeare write?
3.) What is something you would like to find out about the Tudors or William Shakespeare?
I hope you had a relaxing Easter break and managed to rest well! This period of history is very fascinating and I am so excited to begin our drama workshops soon!
Mr Garnet
1) Henry VIII is famous for having 6 wives. He divorced 2, he had 2 beheaded, 1 died ( not beheaded! )and 1 survived 😀.
He also formed the Church of England because the Catholic Church wouldn’t let him get divorced.
2) Shakespeare wrote plays and poems.
3) I would like to find out how many plays and poems Shakespeare wrote.
1.) Henry VIII is famous for being a ruthless kind, for six wives, he executed around 70,000 people and he created the Church of England.
2.) He wrote plays and poems.
3.) I would like to find out if Bloody Mary killed all the Protestants .
1. Henry the VIII is famous for his six wives. He also established the Church of England.
2.He writes plays (tragedie, comedies and historical plays) and lots of poems.
3. I would like to know more about Tudor’s everyday life.