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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5/6)

Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?

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About this unit

In this unit children learn about the reasons for, and results of, exploration of the world by people in the sixteenth century and its impact on sailors, settlers and indigenous peoples. Children investigate in depth one of the explorers and the problems associated with settlement. The framework can also be used to investigate other explorers and their attempts at settlement and trade.


This unit supports citizenship: 5

Sections in this unit

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1. How did knowledge of the world change during the Tudor period?
2. Why did the Tudors explore outside Europe?
3. How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
4. Why did Drake circumnavigate the world?
5. Why did the Roanoke settlement fail?
6. What were the effects of the English settlement on the people living in America?
7. What impact has Tudor exploration had on our lives today?