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Castles School Workshops

Life in a medieval castle, plus hands on ways to attack and defend it!

This workshop requires 2 presenters- a Knight and a Lady from the Middle Ages- this can be 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th or 15th Century, as we have costumes and equipment for all these periods. Workshop examines: What is a castle? Who built them? Why? Where? Who lived inside? What jobs did they do? How did enemies attack castles, and what could be used to defend them? Parts of a castle such as drawbridge, portcullis, batlements, arrow loops, barbican. Why did castles stop being built, and what happened to them all?

Format

Various, as required.

Age Groups

All Year Groups

Life in a medieval castle

Children explore the worlf of the medieval Knight with a staggering array of real armour , weapons and articles of their daily life

 

Cost

£650 + travel + VAT 

 

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About This Provider (BLACK KNIGHT HISTORICAL)
School workshops from Black Knight Historical
Head Office: BLACK KNIGHT HISTORICAL, NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR12 8HP

Established in 2003, with over 30 years experience in delivering school workshops and historical events, Ian and team travel all over the country with an amazing range of 25 workshops coverning pre-history through to the Second World War. Stone to Iron Romans and Boudicca Anglo Saxons and Vikings 1066 and all that... Medieval Times Castles Tudors - with Henry VIII and Queen Katherine Parr Elizabethan life & times, presented by Queen Elizabeth 1 Witchcraft, Civil War and Gunpowder Plot Georgians Pirates Victorians World War 1 World War 2 Ancient Greece Ancient Egypt Witches and Wizards Monarchs - as many as required for a unique school workshop eg Canute, William the Conqueror, King John, Edward III, Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth 1, Queen Victoria NEW FOR 2024-25 AZTECS, INCA & MAYANS.

Delivery Format
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Various, as required.
Requirements
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Ground floor only, Adjacent access to hall or classroom required 

90 minutes to unload everything and set up.

 

Available Regions
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Anywhere in England

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