This History video supports teachers in helping children extract evidence from Tudor sources, focusing on portraits of Henry VIII. It explains how portraits acted as Tudor propaganda and introduces key questions to guide historical enquiry.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History – Teacher subject knowledge videos. It highlights how to analyse features such as expression, clothing and posture to interpret messages about power and personality, and encourages critical thinking about who created the sources and why.

History, What was life like in Tudor England?, Year 5, Henry VIII – fair ruler or tyrant?