The Tudor Dynasty: Power and Religion · 1485 – 1558

Tudor Life: Health and Medicine

Looking at how ordinary people dealt with disease, the Plague, and Tudor medical theories.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did the "Four Humours" theory influence Tudor medical treatments?
  2. 2Why was the "Sweating Sickness" so feared in Tudor England?
  3. 3How did the closure of monasteries affect healthcare for the poor?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: History - Social and Cultural HistoryKS3: History - The Tudors
Year: Year 8
Subject: History
Unit: The Tudor Dynasty: Power and Religion
Period: 1485 – 1558

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