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Almshouses |
Houses provided for poor people, usually by a rich person or a charity
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Anne Boleyn |
Henry VIII's second wife and mother of Elizabeth I
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Apprentice |
Someone who is learning a trade or craft
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Aragon |
A region in North East Spain. See Catherine of Aragon
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Archer |
Someone who shoots with a bow and arrow
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Arithmetic |
Numeracy, counting, and working with numbers to calculate
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Armourers |
Craftsmen who make or repair armour
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Baron |
A noble title
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Bull/bear baiting |
A cruel sport in which dogs were set on a bull or bear
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Catherine of Aragon |
Henry VIII's first wife and mother of Mary I. See Aragon
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Catherine Parr |
Henry VIII's sixth wife who survived him
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Catholic |
(See Roman Catholic)
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Chamberlain |
The person in charge of a large household
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City of London |
The area inside the City walls governed by the Corporation of London, now known as 'The Square Mile'
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Communion |
In the Christian religion, the act of sharing bread and wine during the religious service
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Congregation |
All the people attending a Christian or Jewish religious service
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Convent |
A house, usually for nuns, (women who have dedicated their life to god)
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Coronation |
The ceremony during which a king or queen is crowned
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Court |
The place where the monarch is living, also the group of people serving him or her
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Courtiers |
Men who serve the monarch
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Delft |
A town in the Netherlands famous for its pottery
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Delftware |
A type of pottery that uses a special glaze, introduced to Britain from Delft and the surrounding area
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Freeman |
Citizen of London who has served an apprenticeship and joined a livery company. After a time they were granted the freedom of their company. This allowed them to live, work and trade inside the city walls and participate in town life.
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Gibbet |
A frame in which the bodies of executed criminals were displayed
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Goldsmith |
Craftsman who make objects out of gold, member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
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Gunpowder Plot |
A Catholic plot to blow up King James I and his followers
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Hebrew |
An ancient language, used in Jewish religious services and in modern Israel
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Immigrant |
Person who has left their original country and come to live here
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Jane Seymour |
Henry VIII's third wife and mother of Edward VI
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K |
Kiln |
A large oven used for baking pottery
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Last Supper |
The last meal eaten by Jesus and his followers together
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Latin |
An ancient language used by the Romans and, in the past, in Christian religious services
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Laundress |
A woman who washes clothes to earn a living
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Livery company |
Organisation formed by people who all had the same trade or craft
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Lord's Prayer |
A Christian prayer, taught by Jesus to his followers:
Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Booty, John E. ed. Book of Common Prayer, 1559, modern spelling edition, 1976
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Mace |
A ceremonial staff in the shape of a war-club
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Mass |
The Roman Catholic religious service
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Mercer |
Person who trades in textiles, often making large profits by selling English wool abroad and importing silk and other expensive cloths, member of The Mercers Company
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Monarch |
The king or queen
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Monastery |
A house, usually for monks (men who have dedicated their life to the service of god)
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Netherlands |
A country in Europe that, in Tudor times, included Holland, Belgium and Flanders
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Parish |
In Tudor times, the district allotted by the church authorities to a particular priest
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Pewter |
A metal made from tin, copper and sometimes lead
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Plague |
In Tudor times, a deadly disease spread by the fleas on rats
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Plaque |
A tablet with writing on, often fixed to a wall
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Pomegranate |
A type of fruit grown in hot countries. It has a hard skin filled with lots of tiny black pips in blobs of red jelly.
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Pottery |
Objects made from baked clay
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Protestant |
A branch of the Christian religion, founded during the Reformation. Today there are many different Protestant religions including the Church of England.
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Reformation |
A Christian movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church that led to the founding of the Protestant religion
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Religious house |
A house lived in by people who have devoted themselves to a religious life, including monasteries and convents.
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Religious persecution |
Punishing someone because of their religious beliefs
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Roman Catholic |
A branch of the Christian religion headed by the Pope in Rome. Before the Reformation all Christians in western Europe were Roman Catholics.
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Rote |
A method of learning something by repeating it over and over again, often without really understanding it
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Schoolmaster |
Old fashioned word for a male teacher
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Sergeant-at-Arms |
An officer responsible for making arrests
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Sheath |
A protective case for a sword or dagger, usually made of leather
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State barge |
A fine, elegant boat used by important people in the government or royal family on special occasions
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Stone mason |
A person who prepares and lays the stone needed to construct a building
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Timber-framed |
A building with a wooden frame, usually of oak
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Traitor |
Someone who has betrayed the monarch or her or his country
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Treason |
The act of betraying your monarch or country
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Tudor |
The family name of Welsh nobleman Owen Tudor, who married Henry V's widow Catherine of Valois. Their grandson became King Henry VII. He and his descendants, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I were all Tudor monarchs. The word is also used to describe the time when the Tudor family reigned, from 1485-1603.
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Turrets |
Small towers
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Weaned |
When a baby has stopped drinking its mother's milk and started eating solid food
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Weaver |
Someone who weaves thread to make cloth
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Wet nurse |
A woman who feeds and cares for another woman's baby
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Widow |
A woman whose husband has died
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Widowed |
A man or woman whose wife or husband has died
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Workhouse |
A house where the poor have to work in return for food and shelter
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