Our topic in term 4 was...
Riotous Royalty!
We have had such a fun time finding out about the wonderful Royals in British history.
We began with a treasure hunt, finding clues to artefacts that Kings and Queens would have and thinking about what they would use them for. We then thought about what it would be like to be a King or Queen and what rules we would introduce.
We really enjoyed learning about the infamous Richard III, which included holding a debate to decide whether he was a wicked murderer or if it was just a rumour.
Our learning also included a visit to Farleigh Hungerford Castle, which was once owned by King Richard III. Here we found out how medieval royalty might have lived.
We followed this up with our fantastic Medieval Day, where everyone had great fun dressing up in medieval costume. Our day included baking bread and gingerbread, making shields, playing games and finished with a medival banquet, where we feasted on medieval-style foods, including our lovely bread and gingerbread.
Take a look at our photos to see what we've been up to.
We're looking forward to exploring Farleigh Hungerford Castle.
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The chainmail vest was really heavy!
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Our knight is ready for action.
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Our knight is ready for action.
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We found out about how people lived in the castle and what jobs they did.
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The spit boy's job was to keep turning the spit. It was thirsty work!
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Our maid was ready to take a drink to the spit boy.
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The Lord and Lady always sit at the top table, with the next most important guests sitting closest to them.
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Our jester was keeping the guests entertained!
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The lady of the castle always had help to do her hair.
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It was so much fun learning about the different roles people had in a medieval castle.
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The church at Farleigh Hungerford Castle is still used for services today. We enjoyed learning about the different images on the wall.
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We've had such an amazing day at Farleigh Hungerford Castle!
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