tudor
part of speech
adjective (Tudor); noun (a Tudor, the Tudors)
meaning for a pupil
1) The Tudors were the family of kings and queens who ruled England from 1485 to 1603: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. tree →
2) Belonging to that time: «Tudor houses», «Tudor clothes». tree →
3) (building) A style of house with black wooden beams and white walls, or a modern copy of it (mock Tudor). tree →
sense in the lessons
A big topic in UK history lessons: Henry VIII and his six wives («divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived»), the break with the Church of Rome, the Spanish Armada (1588), explorers, Shakespeare's early life, Tudor food and clothes. In The Wind in the Willows, old houses like Toad Hall belong to the past of «Merry England».
examples
- Henry VIII was a Tudor king. tree →
- Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudors. tree →
- We dressed up in Tudor costumes for history day. tree →
- Our street has mock Tudor houses with black beams. tree →
- Tudor sailors fought the Spanish Armada. tree →
- The Tudors ruled for 118 years, from 1485 to 1603. tree →
note
Always a capital T. Maths: from 1485 to 1603 is 1603 − 1485 = 118 years.
Trees and pragmatics
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