This is a resource for teaching and learning about the issues and events that characterize Tudor, Stuart and early-18th-century Britain. It never lets go of the period's story, providing opportunities to examine the big picture and investigate particular topics. Discover which English king was killed by a mole, the year when bagpipes were classified as an "offensive weapon" and a piper was sent to prison for playing them, and which English monarch's body exploded while awaiting burial.

Author Biography

John D Clare is Deputy Headteacher at Greenfields Comprehensive School, Newton Aycliffe and a well-known author of educational textbooks.