Many of the key events that affected religious change during the Tudor period occurred at the Tower, from Anne Boleyn’s coronation, to Jane Grey’s execution, to the interrogation of Jesuit missionaries during the reign of Elizabeth I. A costumed character will guide your group through these events in the spots where history happened.
Reflecting on religion over 70 years and the reigns of four Tudors, this session especially supports the key concepts of change and continuity and cause and consequence.
Monday to Friday
10.30, 12.00, 13.30
50 minutes
£90 plus admission
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Do the Tower defences have a weak spot? A medieval costumed character will help your students consider the Tower as a fortress, from the rudimentary Norman defences to the outer curtain built by Edward I.
By exploring the development of castlebuilding throughout the medieval period, this session especially supports the key concepts of change and continuity and cause and consequence, and the key process of using evidence.
Monday to Friday
10.30, 12.00, 13.30
50 minutes
£90 plus admission
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"Always a super day at the Tower - the students really enjoyed the day and certainly gained from it."
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It is 1097 and William I's greatest fortress and palace, the White Tower, has just been completed. One of William's courtiers will help students explore this magnificent keep, examining its exterior, defences and symbolic power as the great 'Norman fist on Anglo-Saxon soil'.
This session especially supports the key concepts of significance and interpretation, analysing the purpose and impact of the White Tower, and the key process of using evidence.
Monday to Friday
10.30, 12.00, 13.30
50 minutes
£90 plus admission
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Medieval scientists and musicians were attuned to music all around them: in dance, the motions of the planets, even the principles of architecture. Using recreated musical and scientific instruments of the period, a costumed presenter will help students learn how sounds and harmony are made. Modern stroboscopes and oscilloscopes will also be used to discuss sound in scientific terms of amplitude and frequency.
This session especially supports the key concept of cultural understanding of the medieval period, and the key process of historical enquiry.
Please note: a low intensity light strobe is used for short periods, and will be signalled to students and staff.
Fridays
10.45, 12.00, 13.30
1 hour
£90 plus admission
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"Standing in front of the White Tower gives a real sense of power and force."
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