Tudors & Elizabethans! Workshop
The Past Presents
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When it comes to what we deliver and how we deliver it, nobody goes the extra mile like we do...OUR VANS ARE HUGE! ... because we fill them with resources, kit and equipment for you!
OUR SET-UP TIMES ARE LONG! ...because we want to take the time to turn your classroom, hall or playground into Ancient Wonders!
OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE PHYSICALLY FIT! ...because they don't stand and talk; they act, fight, direct, group manage, build and construct alongside your young people.
OUR WORKSHOPS FIT YOUR NEEDS! ... all of our workshops are closely linked to the curriculum and delivered by our instructors who know how to engage young people!
In short....no one will go as far as we do to ensure your young people have the most value from one of our visits!
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What activities are available during this school workshop?
TUDORS
Session 1 – Exploration & Expanding Empire: This session looks at the beginning of the
Golden Age of Exploration, the seeds of Empire and famous adventurers like Raleigh and Drake.
Session 2 – Sinking Spanish Ships: With the use of our amazing musket and cannons, students re-enact the sinking of the Spanish ships at Cadiz and the final destruction of the Spanish Armada off the coast of England.
Session 3 – Shakespeare: The Tudor Theatre. In this wonderfully interactive session, students walk the boards of the playhouse, learning about Shakespeare’s plays and the impact of the theatre on day to day life.
Session 4 – Transformational Tudor Triumphs: In this session students use gameplay to uncover the prodigious advances began in Tudor England. We examine advances like the Printing Press, the Royal Mail, Church of England, Birth of the Royal Navy and many more!
STUARTS
Session 5 – Princes, Power & Parliament: One of the greatest periods of upheaval in English
History, this session looks at the English Civil War through the eyes of both Parliament and the Royalists as students re-enact the conflict.
Session 6 – Plague and Pyrotechnics: This session examines the two great tragedies that struck London in as many years – the Great Fire and Great Plague, highlighting the changes they brought to modern London.
Session 7 – The Great Gunpowder Gamble: One of the most iconic plots of England’s History is brought to life in detail in this dramatic workshop as students re-enact the key events and find out why we remember it the way we do now.
Session 8 – Weird Witch Hunts: In this wonderfully wicked session, students examine the heyday of witch-hunting in England by acting out mock trials, grisly punishments and examining how many of these beliefs created the iconic ’witch look’ we still use today.
Session 1 – Exploration & Expanding Empire: This session looks at the beginning of the
Golden Age of Exploration, the seeds of Empire and famous adventurers like Raleigh and Drake.
Session 2 – Sinking Spanish Ships: With the use of our amazing musket and cannons, students re-enact the sinking of the Spanish ships at Cadiz and the final destruction of the Spanish Armada off the coast of England.
Session 3 – Shakespeare: The Tudor Theatre. In this wonderfully interactive session, students walk the boards of the playhouse, learning about Shakespeare’s plays and the impact of the theatre on day to day life.
Session 4 – Transformational Tudor Triumphs: In this session students use gameplay to uncover the prodigious advances began in Tudor England. We examine advances like the Printing Press, the Royal Mail, Church of England, Birth of the Royal Navy and many more!
STUARTS
Session 5 – Princes, Power & Parliament: One of the greatest periods of upheaval in English
History, this session looks at the English Civil War through the eyes of both Parliament and the Royalists as students re-enact the conflict.
Session 6 – Plague and Pyrotechnics: This session examines the two great tragedies that struck London in as many years – the Great Fire and Great Plague, highlighting the changes they brought to modern London.
Session 7 – The Great Gunpowder Gamble: One of the most iconic plots of England’s History is brought to life in detail in this dramatic workshop as students re-enact the key events and find out why we remember it the way we do now.
Session 8 – Weird Witch Hunts: In this wonderfully wicked session, students examine the heyday of witch-hunting in England by acting out mock trials, grisly punishments and examining how many of these beliefs created the iconic ’witch look’ we still use today.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Tudors Workshop
The Great Fire of London William Shakespeare Oliver Cromwell The Armada Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot Witches and Witchcraft
After introducing the timeline of all the Tudor Kings & Queens from the Battle of Bosworth on, we proceed through a day of 45 min workshops covering key aspects such as Crime & Punishment, Henry Vlll's wives, the birth of the Royal Navy, the Field of Cloth of Gold and so much more!
Elizabethans Workshop
After introducing the timeline of all the Tudor Kings & Queens from the Battle of Bosworth on, we proceed through a day of 45 min workshops covering key aspects such as the Spanish Armada, Exploration and Empire, Religious persecution and much more.
What size groups do we cater for?
Any. We can take one class, a whole year group or the whole school depending on your budget!
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes of course. Most of our provision is fully accessible.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Yes absolutely. We currently work in partnership with a local SEN school so we are experienced in delivering to all levels.
Who are The Past Presents?
The Past Presents is a national Historical Experiences company that specialises in History workshops and education. We have been delivering to schools as atrusted provider for more than 10 years!
We combine our years of experience teaching young people with our unrivalled equipment, resources & activities to bring to you the wonderment of the past.
Our passion is to provide an evolving, ever-improving vehicle for learning which we can use to spark in your young people an interest in History.
It is also important to us that we use these wondrous vehicles for learning to communicate one of the key reasons for studying History....that understanding the past helps us understand who we are and where we are going.
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