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Medieval, Middle Ages, Knights and Castles School Workshops

Marvellous Medieval Workshops

Invite a medieval character into your classroom for a WOW day with Marvellous History. Artifacts, crafts, drama and role play, games and hands-on activities all come together to make the medieval period come to life. Knights and castles, princesses and dragons, Robin Hood and St George – this is the period where a lot of our stories and legends were born. Imagine what it was like to live in a huge medieval castle! Discover why people kept their clothes in the toilet, how to defend your castle against your enemies, and what to do if you’re under siege. Maybe you’ll learn a new language – even the King spoke French! From the feudal system to the plague, children will explore the daily life and times of someone in medieval Britain with fun, engaging and interactive activities.

The map on the right shows the area where we can offer Medieval workshops at our standard rate. We can offer workshops outside this area at an additional cost.

Workshops can be run on specific topics or combined to cover the whole period. Topics covered could include:

1066 and all that – William the Conqueror, the Normans and the Domesday book
The feudal system – get to work, peasant!
Rebellion! Hereward the Wake, the Peasant’s Revolt
The Anarchy: do we even need rulers? Or, how did England fare for over 20 years without a real monarch?
Crusaders or Invaders? How far would you go for your religion?
Investigate weapons and armour, and take part in a battle
Daily life and how you might live as an English peasant or a Norman lord
Hands-on sessions with authentic replica artifacts
Middle English: how we began speaking like we do today
Robin Hood, King Arthur and romantic literature
Geoffrey Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales
Religion, art and icons
Let’s go to school! Schools and the origins of Universities
Red or white? Are you a Lancastrian or a Yorkist?
Medieval clothes and cloth making
Archaeology and history – what’s the evidence?
Magna Carta: “Well I didn’t vote for you!”
Travel and exploration: here be Dragons!