Tudors

The year is 1585, Elizabeth Tudor is Queen and the local town is celebrating in honour of our Queen and her lineage. Amongst the festivities however, some people are up to no good; what will happen to them?

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  • Suitable for KS 1-4. Please let us know if you have any disability requirements.

  • 9.50am to 2.10pm with a lunch break in the middle of the day. Please bring your own packed lunch.

  • Get in touch if you’d like coach or minibus hire recommendations.

  • Prices start at £7 per child, with a minimum booking of £250. Craft activities are an additional £3 per child. Please contact us if you would like to chat. information@mkcdc.org.uk

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  • Storytelling

    Who were the Tudors?
    Learn about the everyday people and the Kings and Queens that helped to shape our national identity.

  • Re-enactment

    The Battle of Bosworth
    Enjoy and participate in this rehearsal of a new play written by a travelling aspiring playwright.

  • Roleplay

    Crime and Punishment
    Keeping law to deter scoundrels and ne’er do wells. For those found guilty, what would be a suitable punishment?

  • Problem solving

    Daily Life
    Find out about the tools, recipes and remedies of the common folk, and decide if they were good or bad!

Objectives

  • Gain perspective in time

    Identify the Tudor Monarchs and their order/relation

  • Learn about the life of actors in Elizabethan Theatre

    Learn about the build up to and the events of the Battle of Bosworth

    Playwrights changed the truth to appeal to their audience

  • What was life like for children

    Who got to go to school

    The link between schools, the church and the dissolution of the monasteries

    What were some of the beliefs and medicinal cures of the Tudors

  • What were some of the crimes

    Are those crimes current today?

    What were some of the punishments

    How are Tudor punishments different to the modern day?

    How Tudors decided guilty or not guilty

  • What did people eat during Tudor times?

    How did they prepare their food?

    Where did they find their food, and what did it taste like?

    This activity is an additional £3 per child.

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