Tudors key vocabulary

1. – The time when a king or queen rules a country.
2. of England – The church started by King Henry VIII when he broke away from the Catholic Church.
5. (of time) – A part of history or a stretch of time with something important happening.
6. – A royal family who ruled England from 1485 to 1603.
8. – A type of Christian who did not follow the Pope and wanted changes in the church.
10. – A woman whose husband has died.
12. – Another royal family that fought against York in the Wars of the Roses.
14. – The leader of the Catholic Church.
16. – When two people who are married decide to separate and stop being married.
18. – A flower, but in Tudor times it was also used as a special symbol.

1. – A big change in the church when some people stopped following the Pope and started new churches.
2. – The special ceremony when someone becomes king or queen.
3. – The person who will become king or queen next.
4. – A long fight or argument between families or groups.
7. – A picture or object that stands for something (like a rose showing which family someone belonged to).
9. Rose – A special flower symbol that joined the red rose (Lancaster) and white rose (York) to show peace.
11. Church – A Christian church that follows the Pope and has many traditions.
13. Armada – A large fleet of ships from Spain that tried to invade England in 1588 but failed.
15. – One of the royal families that fought in the Wars of the Roses.
17. – A picture or design that stands for a group, family, or idea (like a badge).