Pupils Travel Back To Tudor Times
April 29, 2009
Pupils travelled back in time to a manor house in 1536, on the day that Anne Boleyn was sentenced to death by King Henry VIII. Forty-six children in year 3 and 5 dressed in simple Tudor costumes to experience the highs and lows of Tudor life.
The day was lead by Philip Cooke from Cambridge-based education company History off the Page. He transformed into Master Philip — Lord of the manor. The children assumed various roles such as maids, servants, villagers, members of the lord’s family and noble visitors.
The children made typical Tudor home wares such as; soaps, pomanders, scent bags, dipped beeswax candles, and tooled leather bookmarks and they sewed their initials on handkerchiefs and painted a miniature locket. They also made ink and learnt how to write with a quill pen and write prayers in Latin.
The day was all in role with the children becoming village gossips discussing the hated Queen Anne and life in court. They celebrated the news of her being sentenced to death with a lavish banquet with singing, mummers plays, and dancing all performed by the children. All involved are unlikely to forget their day in Tudor England or the history they learnt.
