Early Modern (KS2)

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Follow the complex manoeuvres, plots and double dealing of the Tudor and Stuart courts through our records in this period dominated by religious conflict and conspiracy.

Topics
- The Tudors
  Explore the 16th century with The National Archives and V&A
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- Tudor Hackney
  Step into our recreation of 1601 Hackney
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- Focus on Film
  Investigate film as a historical source
  
  Key stage 2 - 5
- - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Key stage 2 - 5
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Lessons
- Kirk o' Field
  What happened in 1567?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- Elizabethan Propaganda
  How did England try to show Spain planned to invade in 1588?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- The Royal Seal
  What can it tell us?
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- - Fire of London
    What happened?
    
    Key stage 1 - 3
  - Gunpowder Plot
    Can you uncover the plans of the plotters?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Henry VIII Court Rules
    How did Henry VIII get up in the morning?
    
    Key stage 2 - 4
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Workshops
- Tudor Revels
  Dance a Masque in the Great Hall of Hampton Court Palace
  
  Key stage 2
- To Catch a King
  Give marriage advice to Catherine Parr at Hampton Court
  
  Key stage 2
- Mapping the City
  See London develop over four centuries
  
  Key stage 2
- - Symbols of Power
    Seals from the time of Edward the Confessor to the present
    
    Key stage 2
  - Henry VIII: Image of a King
    Appearance is everything for a ruler in the 16th century
    
    Key stage 2
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Videoconferences
- Symbols of Power
  Seals from the time of Edward the Confessor to the present
  
  Key stage 2
- Henry VIII: Image of a King
  Appearance is everything for a ruler in the 16th century
  
  Key stage 2

Virtual classroom
- Symbols of Power
  Seals from the time of Edward the Confessor to the present
  
  Key stage 2
- Henry VIII: Image of a King
  Appearance is everything for a ruler in the 16th century
  
  Key stage 2
- Virtual Classroom Taster
  Introduction to our innovative interactive online sessions
  
  Key stage 1 - 5