Become a history detective and discover what it was like to be a Tudor explorer. Why did the Tudors want to explore the world? What was life like on board a Tudor ship? How has Tudor exploration affected our lives today? Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions by reading this exciting new title from the History Detective series. Follow Sherlock Bones on the detective trail, as you find out about everything from Francis Drake to Tudor ships, from ship's biscuits to settlers in the New World.

The History Detective Investigates Tudor Exploration will show you how to find out more about the past and will help you start a history project of your own.


 
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Find out more about the amazing voyages of Admiral Zheng He.

7 Geraldus Mercator was one of the best mapmakers of the age. His greatest work was the Mercator Projection. Find out what the Mercator Projection was and how it helped sailors to navigate.
11 Enter the BBC history website and discover how pirates carried off the Reverend Deveruex Spratt.
19 Find out what Drake meant by the 'singeing of the King of Spain's beard'.
21 Take an electronic field trip of the Roanoke story via the National Park Service website.