The Tudors

A Place fit for a Queen

It is 1583. The Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton, has finished the building of Holdenby Palace. It is the largest private house in England. Now he waits for Queen Elizabeth I to visit him.

Our lively Tudor days are led by costumed interpreters who encourage children to engage in practical activities, so they can relate to features of Tudor society and see how different people lived then. We offer the following areas of study for you to choose from:

Herbs - health, smells, superstition and the Plague

Cooking - the diets of the rich and the poor in Tudor England

Pike drill - watch as children are turned from a rabble to trained infantry in the blink of an eye!

Architecture - discover the remains of Holdenby Palace and compare them with the cruck-framed cottage

Archery - find out about the role of the archer in Tudor warfare and practice archery yourself

Falconry - a display of Tudor falconry is available from our own Falconry Centre (extra cost)

Calligraphy - learn some of the principles of Tudor schooling

Children are requested to come in costume, but please remember that some activities take place outside and will continue even if it is wet. This day fulfils many sections of Unit 8 in the History National Curriculum KS2 and can be adapted to suit all ages and abilities.

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