For your homework this week
we would like you to find out about different types of Tudor transport but
particularly about Tudor boats. One of the most famous was the ‘Mary Rose’.
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Try to find out what it would be like on a Tudor ship. How
many people would there be? What were their jobs? How long did ships travel
for? What did the sailors eat?
On the Mary rose the crew consisted of mariners ,soldiers and gunners,there were roughly about 415 crew members in 1513 the final recored crew list contained 185 soldiers, 200 mariners and 30 gunners. The conditions onboard wood have been very crowed . The crew onboard ate and drank meat bones witch were from cattle and pigs. The Mary rose were carpenterers, master gunners and crew ,archers, surgeon ,cook, purser, gentleman and the officers. The Mary rose was in service for 34 years. It first set sail in 1511 and sank in 1545. It sailed in the 1 2 and 3 french war.
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ReplyDeleteTudor transportation is very important because in Tudor times they had to travel long ways out on the sea. Life at sea was risky and dangerous, but it also offered, fame and riches. From the end of the 15th century English sailors started on a series of daring and dangerous expeditions. Tudor times are remembered for exploration, voyaging and adventuring. Gold, silver, precious gems, new foodstuffs and animals were bought back to England in ships. Sir Francis drake travelled around the world in one of the ships. Sailors shared the voyage with live animals to provide fresh meat and to relieve the bore dome,they could look forward to a punch up high seas with a Spanish, Dutch, or Portuguese vessel. Tudor ships could travel across oceans for trade and fight.
Their ships had three or four masts, carrying both square and triangular sails. This meant that they sailed well in light or strong winds and were more easily steered than older ships. Life was hard for the sailors on board. They slept in the bow (front) of the ship in hammocks which swung from side to side as the ship rocked. The captain and officers, meanwhile, had cabins in the stern castle, at the rear. The food on ships included: salted beef, fish, bread, dry biscuits and cheese. The food often had maggots in it and the drinking water went stale. On long journeys, many sailors died of scurvy because they did not have enough vitamin C from fresh fruit and vegetables.
Cannons were put along the upper decks. Sailors were armed with: muskets, swords, daggers pikes, bows and clubs. They were read to fight: pirates, rival traders or the people in the new lands they explored.
To find their way, seamen used navigation instruments like an astrolabe. This helped them measure the Sun's angle above the horizon which could then be looked up in a table to see how far north or south of the equator they were.
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Tudor transportation
ReplyDeleteThe Tudor period is when the Tudor family ruled England in 1484 - 1603.As England became richer they created different modes of transport. In the Tudor period there were 3 different types of transport. They were Coaches, Walking, Ships. The text below will tell you all about them.
In land)
Coaches:
Coaches began to develop in the late tudor times. The coaches were pulled by strong horses. It was mad out of strong wood. Poor people couldn't even afford ridding in coaches.
Walking:
Walking is what many do in the Tudor times. If you were poor you could die of heat.
Over seas)
Ships:
Ships were wade out of wood shaped so that it is less denser than water. One of the ships was called the Mary Rose. It belonged to King Henry VIII. Ships were mostly used for long distant voyages. The sailor usually had one hot meal a day. Some diseases spread rapidly in the cramped conditions. The Tudors also built Navel ships and conquered the whole world.
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The Mary Rose was a very famous Tudor Ship it was built in 1510. It has been sailing for 34 years. Sank in 1545, discovered in 1971 and was raised in 1982. Now the Mary Rose is taking its place in a stunning and lovely museum.
ReplyDeleteThe Mary Rose was a large ship that could hold up to 700 men in total and it would be very crowded. The Mary Rose was the crews home and work place.
Life on a Tudor ship was very cramped. Sailors lived in these conditions for many months and sometimes even years. The sailors often slept on the deck and had only the clothes they wore.
The ships were often dirty and were infested with mice.
The food and drink on the ship – the crew butchered the animal on the sheep to make food.
They used fine pewter (type of metal) dishes, plates, tankards (a tall beer mug) also wooden bowls, dishes, plates and tankards.
The sailors did not really eat fresh food, they preserved food by drying, salting, smoking and pickling and they took food which kept naturally, like nuts.
All the crew had a job to do on the ship, these jobs were:
1. Carpenter – these were wealthy men who kept a cabin that contained a range of tools for carpentry, including silver coins and jewelry.
2. Master Gunner and Crew - these men done heavy work, and were the men who battled using gunpowder, guns and shots.
3. Archers – men with longbows.
4. Surgeon – men who were the doctors on board
5. Cooks – Men who cooked and fed the crew.
6. Purser - Men responsible for paying the crew
7. Gentleman – the wealthy men
8. Officers – men in charge of the fighting men on board
Tudor transport
ReplyDeleteAt the Tudor times there were no planes, trains or cars. They used to ride on ships all around the ocean.
Tudor boats were called galleons at that time. The ships were very large, 4 times as long as how wide they were. They had a special deck for cannons and were a bit slow, broad and not very fast.
The Tudor ship sailors used to spend an enormously long time not seeing land so they did bring some food that would last. But, none of the food was fresh food. They preserved food by drying, salting, smoking and pickling and they took food which kept naturally, like nuts. Food was often infested with worms and other creatures.
Life was extremely cramped on a Tudor ship and sailors lived in all these conditions for months and months and sometimes years. The sailors often slept on the deck and had only the clothes they wore.
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At the Tudor times there were no planes, trains or cars and so they made horse-drawn carriages and galleons (ships).
The ships were big but because of their massive size they travelled extremely slowly. One of the most famous Tudor ships is named the Mary Rose and belonged to the most famous Tudor king, Henry VIII. This impressive ship, suddenly sank in a battle as a 34 year old warship (1511-1545). As funny as it gets, the ship had it's own dog, Hatch.
After a few hundred years, in 1982 and is being kept in Portsmouth docks inside a certain temperature room.
In Tudor times there was a variety of modes of transport. One of the Tudor transport was a shod cart. Another type of transport was a coach, but the coach were only for rich people who lived in Tudor Britain.
ReplyDeleteTudor ships were mainly used for fighting, exploration and trading. They made the ships out of timber. Timber is not a strong type of wood because if your enemy throws a bomb at your ship the ship will sink and your and the rest of your pirate or human team will die and fall into the blue water were fish and sharks live so they will eat you up and your enemy will win.
The food that the men had to eat were bread, fish, biscuits, cheese and salted beef. The men probably didn’t like it but they had no choice or they can starve to death and die or they will do the right thing and eat the food. So they did the right thing and they ate the food.
Sailors could be on the ships for months wearing the same clothes every day. They slept on the deck or squeezed up on the floor together.
ReplyDeleteWhen Henry VIII came to power, England had only a small navy. During his reign Henry spent a great deal of money building up a large fleet to defend the kingdom.
Life at sea was risky and dangerous, but it also offered, fame and riches. From the end of the 15th century English sailors started on a series of daring and dangerous expeditions.
Why did the Tudors risk their lives to find and explore other countries?
There are several reasons why the Tudors might have decided to explore. These included:
•the excitement of traveling to new places where no British people had ever been.
•to become rich by finding new places to trade and to bring back expensive goods like spices, silk, salt, sugar and precious metals.
•to find a new place to live where they would be able to practise their religion in freedom. People in Tudor times were very religious. It must have been very hard for them during the 118 years the Tudor kings and Queens ruled because they were often forced to change their religion depending on the religion of the reigning monarch.
•to find a better place to live.
How did people explore the world in Tudor times?
There were no planes, trains or cars. Tudor explorers used sailing ships. They were powered by the wind and each voyage could take several years.
What were Tudor ships called?
The ships used in Tudor times were called galleons. These were very large ocean going ships, four times as long as they were wide. They had a special deck for cannons. They were broad, slow and not very manoeuvrable.
What did Tudor Sailors eat?
Tudor sailors spent many days out of sight of land and so had to take food with them that would last. There was no fresh food. They preserved food by drying, salting, smoking and pickling and they took food which kept naturally, like nuts. Food was often infested with worms and other creatures.
The sailors did not eat fresh food and so were often short of vitamins, which led to diseases like scurvy making their teeth fall out and giving them lots of sores.
What was life on board a Tudor Ship like?
Life was very cramped living on tudor ships and the sailors lived in these conditions for many months and sometimes even years. The sailors often slept on the deck and had only the clothes they wore.
The ships were often dirty and were infested with mice.
What impact has Tudor exploration
had on our lives today?
•More trade
• Discovery of tobacco
• Discovery of potatoes and maize
• Better knowledge of the world
•Colonising other countries
• More accurate maps
Tudor ships were able to travel across oceans and seas, and they were used for trading, fighting and exploration. Most ships had 3 or 4 masts with triangular or square sails and they were quite easy to steer. The ships were constructed from timber.
ReplyDeleteThey had a crew of about 30, and most of the men had to sleep on deck – the space below deck was used to store provisions.
The water was usually stale and the food often full of maggots.Barrels of water and wine were taken on board – the water often went bad and the wine tasted sour.
Sailors didn’t have a chance to wash or change their clothes – it was hard to keep clean on board. The crew were often infested with lice.
The crew was divided into groups called watches. The watches worked in shifts for about four hours at a time.
The work included:
-pumping water out of the ship (even the best wooden ships took on some water),
- changing and repairing the sails,
-mending holes in the ship and keeping watch for storms, enemies and land.
The Mary Rose was one of the most famous Tudor ships. She sank in 1545, while attacking the French fleet and today, the remains of the ship, along with many artifacts (such as cooking utensils, games and clothing) can be seen in Portsmouth, England.
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The Tudors had very few means of transport throughout their era. As transportation was still developing, the limited amount of vehicles they used counted boats ,coaches,wagons and horses. Some of the most advance human transferring methods were battleships, pumpkin carriages and sailors boats.
Tudor road maintenance:
Safe road vehicles were first developed from the end of the Tudor era as a new system was put into action for a road maintenance. The Parish ( a small Christian district church) was put in-charge of the new operation, local men were supposed to clean the roads and paths of gravel. The idea made no apparent difference.On the contrary, the parliamentary progressive road maintenance plan passed between 1555 and 1573.
Householders had to smoothen the roads for 6 days annually. if not, they were forced to find someone to do it for them, otherwise the roads could be downright dangerous.
Wagons and Coaches:
Tudor carriages had four large spoked wheels, wooden walls, curtains, a wooden rider stool and a harness with reigns. Only the rich and powerful were able to acquire pumpkin coaches. Despite the cost of buying or hiring a coach and renting a driver, coach travel was bumpy and uncomfortable due to the uneven roads. Also, rich people deliberately travelled slowly as they believed it was dignified. On the other hand, wagons were used to carry livestock and merchandise. Although, poor people and beggars took journeys and hitched rides on wagons with its contents.
Horses:
In Tudor England ( 1485-1603 ) horses reined supreme. They were used not only for farming and travel but even commerce, war and sport. Many people could afford horses and they were by far the most reasonable option to select for Tudor transport as they could cross all types of biomes in England.
Boats and life on them:
Tudor ships were able to travel across oceans and seas, and they were used for trading, fighting and exploration. Most ships had 3 or 4 masts with triangular or square sails, the timber built ships were easy to steer. Henry the VII and VIII deserve great credit for Tudor England's powerful navy. Many monarchs also set fleets to conquer different places in the world, though sailors life was risky and dangerous but offered fame and riches. Their expeditions helped them import cotton,spices,silk,precious metals and valuable gems. On these ships called galleons, Tudors lived a very cramped life, an accurate estimation would be 150-200 people on board . On a galleon, there were two groups called watchers who watched between separate shifts of approximately four hours, these sailors could be at sea for weeks at a time.
The Mary's Rose:
The Mary's Rose was King Henry VIII's favourite warship and he named the ship after his sister. The ship was built in 1509, the year Henry VIII came to the throne.On 19 July 1545, disaster struck the Mary Rose. Henry the VIII had came to South Sea Castle to see his fleet leave to engage the French force of Solent in combat after they had landed on the isle of white. At the front of the fleet stood his pride and joy, the Mary Rose. Right in front of his eyes one of the greatest naval tragedies, the sinking of the Mary Rose occurred in minutes. Even though the shipwreck that was once King Henry the VIII's favourite war ship has given us a unique understanding of Tudor ships but we do not/maybe never know why it sunk!
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Chanakya
Tudor transport
ReplyDeleteThe Tudors did not have a lot of was to travel, unlike today we have many ways to travel such as cars, trains, planes, buses and many more. However, there are still way we use today like walking, boats and ships
Ships
In the Tudor times ships were called galleons. On their ships there had a special deck for cannons. There ships had large sails. In the Tudor times, there were no planes or cars so explorers used ships to sail and find new things. There were powered by wind. A life on a Tudor’s ship would have been very cramped and the sailors would have to stay in the condition for months and slept on the deck. There ships were full of mice. King Henry VIII favourite warship was call the Mary rose which was names after his sister. On the ship the sailors would have come with food but not fresh as they did not cook every day.
Coach
The coaches were only for rich Tudor as the poor could not afford them. They came out in the late Tudors and were made out of strong wood. There would have 4 wheels and would have been pulled around by strong horses. On a platform a person would sit there with a whip in his hand and if the horse goes in the wrong direction they would get whipped.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mary rose is built in 1510. It was discovered in 1971 and raised in 1982. The Mary rose was a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of king Henry VIII. It was launched in 1511, the Mary rose was intended to be the flagship of king Henry VIII's
fleet. But on 19 July 1545,for reasons still unknown,she sank in the Solent whilst leading 60 ships against the french.
The Mary Rose was a ship that was discovered in 1971 , was built in 1510 and was raised in 1982 . This very famous ship was put in a gigantic and huge museum . At those times , life sea was very dangerous and they needed to use boats to travel on water . On land charriots were very very useful because they were nice and fast to travel . Everyone on the boats would have eaten and drank meat bones that come from pig or cattle . There were 413 members on the boat , 185 soldiers , 200 marines and 30 gunners .
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Mary Rose
ReplyDeleteThe Mary Rose is an ancient Tudor ship which was built in 1510 was in service for 34 years until it sank in 1545. It started sailing in 1511. King Henry VIII owned the Mary Rose as a warship. The jobs on the Mary Rose were:
Soldiers, Archers, Officers – which all worked on the top and main deck.
Pilot, Gunners, Barber-surgeons, Carpenters- which worked on the 1st deck inside the ship.
And Cooks- who worked on the last deck.
The Mary Rose was discovered in 1971 and was taken out of the water in 1982.There were 415 crew members listed in 1513 aboard the ship.
Life onboard the Mary Rose might have been hard and difficult as you would have to guard the ship, cook for everyone or steer it.
Since the ship had short trips the food was fresh. Sailors ate beef (although pork was found onboard), cod, cheese, butter, peas and bread. Water was not safe to drink in those days so everyone drank beer.
There were 90 different guns on the ship:
12 Port Pieces
8 Culverins and demi culverins
4 Cannons and demi cannons
2 Sakers
6 Fowlers
6 Slings
30 Bases
20 Hail shot pieces
2 Top Pieces
Important Wars –
The Mary Rose’s first battle was in 1512 against the Spanish. It was bit of a unfair war as it was French and English against the Spanish.
In 1522 Mary Rose’s war against the French because of a treaty with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The war ended in 1525 without any major gains or victories for the English.
Today the ship now has its place in a unique museum.
Tudor’s transportation was not very many. There were mostly many people walking or taking carts to different places. More commonly they would take boats to far places.
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The boats are all made of wood because they didn’t have many fiberglass, metal such as aluminium because they weren’t invented. Tudor boats were used to battle, explore and to trade.
Mary Rose:
The most famous boat the Tudor’s know is called Mary Rose. She sank in 1545 when attacking the French fleet. It was built in 1510. It was very dangerous because if the boat had a crack at the bottom the whole boat would over flow and many people would die. They would where dirty clothes, sleep under the deck were the hammocks and toilets would be and they would not have a bath because there was no bath anyway. They ate diet of salted beef, biscuits and analysis of bone. There were many men of the crew around 415 – 700 men! Mary Rose had jobs for each men. There were archers/soldiers, gunners, surgeons and mariners.
Tudor Transport
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Transport is vital everywhere in the world. The Tudors had many reasons for many different vehicles. They needed transport to travel long distances and exploring new continents. They also needed it for trading different food, gems, gold and silver with other countries and finally to conquer other countries and rule them with power. One of the most valuable trades was spices. There were different means of transport: coaches were developed to travel locally, the shanks pony was also used (meaning the human foot!) and last but not least ships were also used to travel long distances to other continents across the vast ocean. The Tudor ships were called galleons. There were many different kinds of names for ships: Henry Grace a Dieu, The Anne Gallant, Greyhound, The Sovereign and The Regent.
The Mary Rose was one of the most famous ships at the time and belonged to Henry VIII. It was built in 1509 and launched in 1511. After 34 years of service it sadly sunk in 1545 as the crew left the cannon doors open when turning, in which case the water came in and flooded the ship because it tilted too much. The ship was designed to sail well in light or strong winds with 3 or 4 square and triangle masts. Life on board was extremely difficult. The crew slept in the bow of the ship which was infested with mice, on hammocks which rocked when the ship moved; the lucky officials and officers had a clean cabin at the stern of the ship. The crew consisted of a cook, a pilot, a few officers, and a carpenter, a mouse catching dog, a barber surgeon, some gunmen, archers and soldiers of 415 men in total. The cook was a busy man and had to feed over 400 people in a day. The kitchen galley was in the hold of the ship and had dry biscuits, meat, fish, bread and stale water in 2 copper cauldrons with poisonous led rims (they didn’t know it at the time). The smoke from the cauldron was collected in a big box to flavour meat and fish such as smoked salmon. The pilot had a small cabin at the stern of the ship. He also used an astrolabe to measure the angle of the sun from the horizon to see where they were, then they looked it up on a table to see how far N (north) or S (south) they were from the equator. He had to measure the depth, keep the time and plot the course to be a good pilot. The barber surgeon helped the crew to survive during bumpy rides, healing wounds, scurvy disease, operations and making medicines. The carpenter’s job was to maintain the ship and fix holes made by enemy cannons so it didn’t sink. The ship had 30 gunners, 185 soldiers and archers which were armed with swords, daggers, blades, spears, pistol guns, clubs, a bow and an arrow.
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Coaches began to be developed in late Tudor times(1485 to 1603 when King Henry VIII and his daughter ElizabethI ruled ) as a new approach was taken to road maintenance.Tudor times are remembered for exploration, voyaging and adventuring.
ReplyDeleteGold, silver, precious gems, new foodstuffs and strange animals were brought back to England in those ships.
The Mary Rose was King Henry VIII's favourite warship and he named the ship after his sister. The ship was built in 1509, the year Henry VIII came to the throne.
In 1545, disaster struck the Mary Rose. The French had landed on the Isle of Wight. Henry came to south sea Castle to watch his fleet leave Portsmouth and engage with the French force in the Solent.
At the head of the English fleet was his pride and joy the Mary Rose.
From his advantage point on top of Southsea castle, Henry had a commanding view of the battle. Unfortunately, right before his eyes he watched one of the greatest naval tragedies, the sinking of his ship, the Mary Rose.
Not known exactly what happened to cause the sinking of the ship, but one theory suggests that the crew fired the guns on one side of the ship and were turning the ship to fire the guns on the other side. Unfortunately, they failed to close the gun holes and a combination of this and the wind caused the ship to tilt, fill with water and sink.
The Mary Rose sank within a matter of minutes with seven hundred sailors lost.
It was found in 1982 seeing a glimpse of the unique maritime life in Portsmouth during the reign of Henry VIII. The remains of the Mary Rose are now on display at Portsmouth Dockyard Naval Museum.
-Adam
Tudor Transport:
ReplyDeleteThe Tudor family ruled England for 180 years (1485-1603). During the Tudor times, transportation was very important since there were such less means of getting around. During the 14th to 16th century (Tudor reign) there were no modern ways to travel like cars or bikes. Infact, they used coaches, ships and walking to get around.
Tudor Ships:
.The ships in Tudor times were called Galleons. Tudor ships were able to travel across oceans and seas, and they were used for trading, fighting and exploration. The ships were constructed from timber.
.The Mary Rose was one of the most famous Tudor ships. She sank in 1545, while attacking French Fleet. About 500 men died when the Mary Rose sank.
.One of the greatest Tudor ships was called Henry Grace a Dieu. It weighed almost 1000 tons and could carry almost 1000 men.
.King Henry VII started to develop England Navy by building ships and King Henry VIII was responsible for increasing the size of the English Fleet. In addition to being used for defence, the huge ships were used for exploration, with Voyages of discovery often lasting years.
.Tudor sailors spent many days out of sight of land and so had to take food with them that would last. There was no fresh food. They preserved food by drying, salting, smoking and pickling. Food was often infested with worms and other creatures.
.Life aboard a Tudor ship was very cramped and sailors lived in these conditions for months and sometimes even years. The sailors often slept on the deck and had only the clothes they wore. The ships were often dirty and were infested with mice.