Welcome to the Henry VII Experience. My name is Thomas Briggs, and I lived in Micklegate Bar during the reign of Henry VII. I have set you a number of tasks to learn some information about my King Henry VII and the time period. The first one starts on the top floor. Do be careful on the stairs! Missing Letters The first challenge is to fill in the missing letters of the different armour below! K E T T L E P A D D E D G A U N T L E T H E L M E T J A C K B R E A S T P A D D E D B A R B U T E P L A T E C O I F True or False? I am sure that some of my facts are wrong. Can you please help me to work out which ones? (Put ‘true’ or ‘false’ next to the statements) 1 . Henry’s mother, Margaret Beaufort, was 14 when she gave birth to Henry TRUE 2 . The red rose was one of the badges of the House of York, and the white rose was one of the badges of the House of Lancaster FALSE 3 . Henry declared that his reign started the day before the Battle of Bosworth Field. This meant that anyone who fought against Henry in the battle could TRUE be found guilty of treason 4 . John Cabot, an Italian explorer, was sponsored by Henry VII and, in 1497, landed in mainland North America, the first European to be there since the Vikings TRUE 5 . Lambert Simnel, who claimed to be Edward Earl of Warwick, was the son of an organ maker TRUE 6 . The population of England in the time of Henry VII was around 3.5 million, about the same as Greater Manchester today. FALSE Word Search Can you find all 20 words in the word search? They are all linked to Henry VII. (HINT: they can go forwards, backwards, across, down and diagonally) Words to find; • April • Perkin Warbeck (the Pretender) • Arthur (Henry’s son) • Politics • Crown • Portcullis • Elizabeth (Henry’s wife) • Richmond Palace • Henry • Stoke • Lambert Simnel • Tower • Margaret (Henry’s mother) • Tudor (Dynasty founded by Henry VII) • Money • Twenty Four • Peace • Wales • Pembrokeshire • Westminster Abbey.