Tudor Workshop

Portals To The Past School Workshop

We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North East, North West, Yorkshire

Why book 'Tudor Workshop' with Portals To The Past

Activities, artefacts and fun to bring Tudor times to life...

The day starts with a short talk start on how and why the Tudors came to power, the effects of religious turmoil and how the discovery of the New World changed Europe.

The rest of the morning is taken up with activities such as:

A Tudor quiz
How many games can the children spot in Bruegel’s famous Children’s Games oil painting?
Merrells, a popular 16th century game
Tudor clothes and social status in the 16th century
Learning a simple Tudor Round Song
The afternoon starts with Tudor medicine, followed by a jousting game, and finally a Tudor dance to finish an exciting, engaging and educational day.

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Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Tudors

Curriculum topics available: The Great Fire of London, William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, The Armada, Gunpowder Plot, Great Plague, Restoration Period, Civil War, Pirates, Henry VIII, Religious Conflict Catholics and Protestants, Crime and Punishment, Henry VII, Mary Queen of Scots.

The day starts with a short talk start on how and why the Tudors came to power, the effects of religious turmoil and how the discovery of the New World changed Europe. We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Tudor workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic “performing historian” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.

What size groups do you cater for?

Portals history workshops are designed to cater for up to 100 children, all day, working around your timetable.

Anything else?

Please note, if your school is located in a town or city we will require secure off-road parking for the duration of our visit to your school.

Who are Portals To The Past?

Bringing history lessons to life

We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring history workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of “performing historians” with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.

Hands-on, educational workshops

Drawing upon an unrivalled pool of talented historians, archaeologists and reenactors, we typically visit more than 1,700 UK schools a year to deliver hands-on, educational workshops that leave kids (and teachers) buzzing.

Why choose Portals to the Past?

We are not just “teachers that get dressed up”. Our multi-talented re-enactors are specialists in their field; true historians with a genuine passion for the past. The Portals team takes great delight in sharing their knowledge and their enjoyment of history with a whole new generation of history buffs.

As seen on film and TV...

Our Time Travellers are very much in demand for their depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject. They regularly take part in historical re-enactments, and have appeared in many films, historical documentaries and on the BBC’s “Horrible Histories”.