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Key Stage 1 sessions

Updated 25 March. In line with Public Health England guidance, we have taken the decision to close all six of our palaces and gardens until 31st May. We will be reviewing this and will keep you updated. Please read our statement for further information. Read our statement

Home for a king

Did King Edward I wear pyjamas? Visit King Edward I's bed chamber and explore stories of the Tower's fascinating past.

Key Stage 1
Subject: History, English, Drama
Topic: Medieval
Session Type: Route-based

The Great Kitchens, showing a close view of logs burning on the great roasting fire.

Fire! Fire!

It is 1666 and London is ablaze. The fire is approaching the Tower's doorstep, and the fortress is filled with gunpowder!

Key Stage 1
Subject: History, English, Drama
Topic: Stuarts
Session Type: Route-based

Close-up detail of portcullis (metal bars) on a gateway at the Tower of London.

Gunpowder, treason and plot

Explore the story of Guy Fawkes' plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

Key Stage 1
Subject: History, English, Drama
Topic: Stuarts
Session Type: Route-based

A bearded man dressed in the armour and heraldry of a 13th century knight, Gilbert de Clare, holding a banner and shouting.

Knights, castles and kings

Transport your students back in time with true tales from the Tower's colourful history.

Key Stage 1
Subject: History, English, Drama
Topics: Normans, Castles
Session Type: Route-based

Costumed interpreter dressed as Walter Raleigh at the Tower of London

A prisoner’s tale: The adventures of Walter Raleigh

New from September 2019
Uncover tales of Walter Raleigh's adventures through object handling and role play.

Key Stage 1
Subject: History, Design Technology
Topics: Tudors, Elizabethans
Session Type: Classroom-based

Illustration of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators with their names above them.

Character Quest: The Gunpowder Plot Exposed

Take part in events that followed the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605!

Using role play and questioning, children will interrogate characters who played a key part in the story and help King James I gather the information he needs to bring the plotters to justice.

Key Stage 1 and 2
Subject: History, Drama
Topics: Stuarts
Session Type: Route-based