About this session
Key stage 2 | Subject: History | Topics: Tudors, Stuarts, trade and migration | Session Type: Route-based
From a hill overlooking the River Thames, the Tower has seen many people come and go over the centuries. The river has been used for trade, migration, exploration and crime.
Join us to learn more about how to become a pirate or, if you can secure Royal backing, a privateer. Discover the fates of two ‘pirate’ prisoners - Sir Walter Raleigh and Alice Tankerville - and how differences in wealth and status marked out their lives, their imprisonment and even their deaths.
What to expect?
- This one-hour session takes place outdoors and pupils will be standing for the most part.
- Teachers will be asked at the start of the session about pupils' previous knowledge, learning needs and access requirements.
- Your group will be led to different locations around the site.
- The session will be led by a historical character in costume who will interact with pupils in a lively and responsive way.
- Your pupils will be encouraged to take an active part in the session through drama-based activities, questioning and debate.
- Teachers will be required to actively support the facilitator and engage with the session.
Learning objectives
Children will:
- Increase their knowledge of the Tower of London as a prison.
- Develop their understanding of empire and the part that trade and migration played in its expansion.
- Appreciate the reality of historic events studied in the classroom by placing them in the context of where the events took place .
National Curriculum links
This session supports:
- Local history
- Significant turning points in British history
- An extended period study e.g. Crime and Punishment
Booking information
Availability
Monday – Friday
10.30, 12.00, 13.30
Duration
60 minutes
Capacity
Up to 35 children
Price
£105 plus admission
We also offer this session tailored for groups with moderate learning difficulties.
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