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Key stage 3 | Subject: History, Religious Education | Topics: Religion, Tudors, Medieval, Crime and punishment | Session Type: Route-based

Over the centuries, the Tower of London has been used to persecute, oppress and control different religious groups, including the incarceration of Jews, Catholics and Protestants.

In this session students will explore real stories of religious oppression, personal resilience and strength in faith, reflecting on why we remember some people’s stories at the expense of others. Stories will include the Jewish female prisoner Licoricia of Winchester, Sir Thomas More and the Protestant Anne Askew. 

Learning objectives

Students will:

• Explore personal stories of religious oppression at the Tower of London. 
• Develop an understanding of remembrance as a means of understanding human nature, and why we remember particular stories over others.  

National Curriculum links

This session supports:
Religious Education

• The role of the state in controlling religion.
• Martyrdom (particular focus on Jews, Roman Catholics and Protestants).

History

• The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745.
• Understanding historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and using them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and frame historically-valid questions.

Booking Information

Availability
Monday - Friday
10.30, 12.00, 13.30

Duration
60 minutes

Capacity
Up to 35 students

Price
£104 plus admission