Welcome to an Experience of Tudor Low Life!!!

What They Say About Us "I enjoyed the dance you taught us. It was brilliant. Thank you."-Natasha "I especially enjoyed life on the road and crime and punishment. I learnt a lot more than I did in class. Many thanks."- Ben "My favourite part was when the wise woman told her maids to throw cabbages at Will in the stocks for stealing her purse"-Rebecca "I enjoyed the part when they amputated Kirsty's leg by the Barber Surgeon. I liked also when Ann was a wise woman and showed us the maggots for healing wounds"-Lauren "Next time I suggest you put our teacher in the stocks or cut her fingers off so she can't mark our homework"-Andrew "The singing was good fun too ,but the play was really good. We really liked the costumes"-Robert "Oh one more thing-can I have your autograph?"-Holly "It was funny when Clem was the magistrate and kept telling Will to be quiet in the courtroom-and then had him put in the stocks"-Chloe "My favourite part was when you showed how the sailors lived on the Mary Rose and the gunner and how the cannon ball could shoot over a mile"-Chloe

School Presentations Teaching about the Tudors this year? Looking for a history lesson with a difference? Want your children to be enthralled and amazed? LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!! Tudor Travellers will bring the Tudor age alive right in front of your very eyes!! Specialising and portraying characters from the lower classes, they tell exactly what life was like in 16th Century England. Presentations are given in line with National Curriculum Key Stages 1 & 2and are drawn and adapted from many years of working with school parties in living history situations around the country. A wide range of characters provide a fascinating insight into Tudor life. Children are actively encouraged to converse in language of the time and to take part in varying activities ,to help bring their classroom studies alive. A wide range of artefacts accompany a visit to give that authentic look, feel and even smell(!!) of the period and the children are able to see and touch first hand: coins, potions, furs, tools spices, weapons and even a dried frog! Perhaps if they are lucky they may even get to hold a holy relic!!!! Each schools individual requirement is happily discussed, to ensure that the time spent with the Tudor Travellers is not only a memorable one, but more importantly, exceptionally worthwhile for the childrens learning. Presentations are for either half or full day session, and can be given to several classes at once, or done on a repeated individual basis. A visit from the Tudor Travellers can often give children as much enthusiasm as several weeks of classroom learning and such an opportunity should not be missed. Our rates are extremely competitive and are worked on a per head basis, enabling you to budget more easily. Rates Our main school presentations are based on 3 characters attending, although for schools on a tighter budget, we offer single character presentations. Rates for 3 characters attending are worked on a £3.00 per child basis for a morning session, with a minimum charge of £250.00. For a full day an extra charge of £100 is added to the cost. Single characters are charged on a set cost basis of £100 for a morning session and £150 for a full day Maximum number of children per presentation=150 unless previously agreed. All our prices are inclusive but in some cases extra expenses may be claimed. We have Public Liability of £5,000,000 For an informal chat, to obtain more information or make a booking please give us a call or email direct.

Character Modules Crime and Punishment Meet Will Becket infamous cut purse and hear his tales of how to make a living by foule means or faire and what punishment befits each crime. What is coney catching? Herbalism and Folklore Learn how Anne Shaw,the Wise Woman would treat you for your ills and ailments. Perhaps she may ask for volunteeers to try her cures upon. Know you of the worm which dwells in your tooth? Education and Learning Be transported into a Tudor schoolroom and learn how children of the day were taught. Get a chance to use a quill and ink but better brush up on the Angelus and your latin recitals. Barber Surgeon Be inducted into the gruesome world of Tudor medicine and see a Surgeon at work. How are demons released from the head, and what does the striped pole of the modern day hairdresser refer to? The Mary Rose Hear the tragic story of the sinking of King Henry's favourite war ship. Join the navy and be shown how a gun drill was carried out and how sailors lived their daily lives. Travelling Players Fancy your chances of performing for Master Shakespeare? Join a travelling band of players and take part in singing, dancing and acting. Games and Pastimes Have a go at traditional Tudor games, such as tug-o-war, aley sticks and pinch-hat. Learn about the English longbow and how Tudor children spent their leisure time. The Reformation Meet a wandering clergyman who is fleeing from his burnt abbey. Hear tales from a Sister of a convent about King Henry's great purge against the Church. See some of the relics rescued from the vaults and hear their attatched stories. Elizabethan poets and Playwrights Enter the world of bawdy Elizabethan taverns and mingle with poets and playwrights. Help write a play and a sonnet to sell to Master William Shakespeare and meet Christopher Marlowe his great rival.

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