Month: December 2013

Today Class 4 had two very special visitors from The Rose Theatre! They came to show us some examples of Tudor clothing and also demonstrate some Tudor dancing. As you can see, it was a very formal affair with a wide range of noble and well-to-do Tudors involved!

Class 4 ensured that all the formalities were observed whilst maintaining a perfect and elegant posture whilst performing the Pavan (a dance associated with the upper-class).

The outfits gave us a good insight into not just the style, but the colours and designs of Tudor outfits. All of it depended on your social class. Want to appear more wealthy? Stuff your shoulder pads! Since these were often used to store money safely, it gave the perception that people with large shoulder pads had lots of money. However, we discovered that it was not uncommon for people to use these to steal from the rich! Even chickens were not safe with reports of people pinching chickens and getting away with the stolen poultry in their shoulder pads!

We hope you enjoy the video and the photos!

On Wednesday 4^th December, 2013, class 4 went to Hampton Court Palace and we went to catch a tube from London Bridge to Waterloo. We left at 9:15 to arrive on time and give us spare time to look around.  At Hampton Court Palace, we saw various people dressed as Tudors such as King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and William III. Everyone had lots of fun! The trip was also an educational trip for us as we are currently learning about the Tudors. The wonderful trip was enjoyable, and we would definitely like to go again!

We hope you enjoy the pictures!

By Jordan and Nana Yaa

 

Class 4 set off to investigate Hampton Court Palace. We have been learning about the Tudors, so what better place to apply our knowledge?!

We met lots of characters along the way including Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. We discovered how they used to live, what they ate and how they entertained….no Playstation involved!

We rounded it all off with the superb session, becoming Tudor Explorers. We took the roles of Martin Frobisher, Hugh Willoughby and Sir Francis Drake. We backed our own explorer and joined them on their treacherous voyages in search of spices, gold and fur! Some were lucky and became rich, others were not so lucky and paid the ultimate price! As you can see, Queen Brenda was appeased with her gifts of fur and gold!

Mr. Morrell.