Tudor Poor

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Reconstruction showing how the poor lived in Tudor times.

A look at the life of a poor family in Tudor times - a case study which shows how miserable was the life of the poor in Tudor Britain. Based on an actual case as recorded in a book of the time.
From: Zig Zag Tudor Life Street A Merchant's Story
First broadcast : 12 October 1998

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Tudors and Stuarts

Keywords : Tudors

Notes : Points to study - would pupils like to be poor in Tudor times? Why was there so much poverty? Did it have to be like this? Look at the structure of society in Tudor times to help understanding.


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