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PREPARATION TEACHER’S NOTES ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TUDOR WORLD: AREAS OF INTEREST THE TUDOR SOLDIER Archer to King Henry VIII (soldier and Sheriff). CRIME AND PUNISHMENT A Tudor dungeon. © The Falstaff Experience 2009 THE CARRIAGEWAY AND COURTYARD The carriageway has the oldest surviving cobblestones in Stratford and a good place to view the outside of this Tudor building. Teachers should use this opportunity to discuss what to expect in the museum, how they are going to investigate evidence from 500 years ago and start by examining the carriageway and building for evidence of its age. THE PLAGUE Recreation of a Plague Cottage, complete with Plague Doctor and plague cart in attendance. TUDOR MEDICINE Visit the barber surgeon where you can have your hair cut or a tooth extracted! THE TUDOR STREET / MARKET Walk through the Tudor market with its assortment of wares; pass the stables and look into where the poor family live. Find out more about how Tudor houses were built. TUDOR POOR A poor Tudor’s home TRANSPORT Stables. TUDOR ENTERTAINMENT From bear-baiting to executions.
PREPARATION TEACHER’S NOTES _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE SCHOOL ROOM What time did the day start and what did they learn? SUPERSITIONS, WITCHCRAFT AND THE OCCULT Visit Mother Shipton’s house, the famous Tudor witch and prophetess. SCIENCE AND ALCHEMY Examine Dr John Dee’s laboratory and his strange experiments with life and death. TUDOR EXPLORATION See Sir Francis Drake aboard the Golden Hind and discover what life was like on board ship. THE PRIVY CHAMBER Be brought into the inner sanctum of King Henry VIII and find out why made himself head of the Church of England and married six times. THE GOLDEN AGE Bow before her majestic, Elizabeth I in her thrown room and discover why she was such a successful monarch, despite being a woman? THE ELIZABETHAN DRAMATIST William Shakespeare sits writing his plays, while keeping an eye on the tavern he took so much inspiration from. TUDOR GHOSTS The Tudors were fascinated by ghosts and William Shakespeare was no exception. FOOD AND DRINK The Three Tunns Tavern, that used to be on this property in the 16th century. William Roger’s the tavern keeper, was the real-life inspiration for Shakespeare’s Falstaff character. Feel free to join in the revelry. © The Falstaff Experience 2009
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