If you are basing your Tudor Focus on QCA Unit 8 - What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor Times, then we have the resources for you.
Tudor Buildings Workshops
The Merchant's House is a 15th Century timber-framed building, restored and furnished with replica furniture to show the construction of a Tudor shop and house.
Workshop One: Hunting for Clues (45 minutes approx)
A teacher led session in which pupils hunt for clues in the Merchant's House. Teachers receive comprehensive notes that include key questions to ask, as well as photographic support resources.
Workshop Two: Looking at Tudor Buildings (45 minutes approx)
A curator led session on the design and construction of timber-framed buildings. Examine mortice & tenon joints, wattle & daub walls, A-framed roofs. See the kinds of tools that were used in construction. Learn about Tudor living conditions. This session is supported by activity sheets.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil to include Workshop 1 & 2
Tudor Resources Loans Boxes
A range of reproduction Tudor objects for use in the classroom. Objects are accompanied by comprehensive teacher notes and suggested activities for their use. (Suitable for primary age pupils)
Resources include: Tudor cookware, tableware, storage jars, coins & counting board (for doing calculations), spice scales, urinals, flagons, time pieces, games, caps and even a lady's dress.
Objects can be used alongside the Thomas Workman Inventory pack - a set of reproduced documents detailing the possessions of a Gloucestershire silk Merchant from 1587. (Produced as a resource for schools by the Gloucestershire Record Office.) The pack introduces children to inventory based work and provides a snapshot of the Tudor merchant class.
Cost: £30 for two weeks hire, including a FREE Thomas Workman pack & support sheets for you to keep. £5 discount if a visit to the Merchant's House is also booked.
Tudor Living History Workshops (3 hours approx - excluding lunch)
The Merchant's House is fully furnished & costumed re-enactors recreate a merchant's household - based on the Thomas Workman pack.
(contact us for further details on Tudor Living History)
Cost: £3.50 per pupil
Please refer to the up-to-date inventory of the tudor resources for more information regarding specific items (Microsoft Word Document, 304 Kb).