HISTORY TRIPS

It’s been a busy term in our History department as we’ve been extending our students’ learning beyond the classroom over the past few weeks.

Year 7 Historians visited Arundel Castle, a restored Medieval castle with original Norman keep and gatehouse features Students experienced a guided tour of the castle grounds from the dungeon to the keep and participated in an educational workshop on medieval weaponry. Students were able to dress up in chainmail and handle replica weapons to see if they had what it takes to be a Medieval knight. A great day had by all students!

Year 8 Historians visited Hampton Court Palace, a superb place to experience Renaissance architecture that the Tudors loved so much. The palace was even one of Henry VIII’s favourite residences. Students toured the Great Hall, identifying Anne Boleyn’s coat-of-arms and the Tudor kitchens to get a feel for the extravagant lifestyle of Tudor court Students had a great day and the weather stayed dry to explore the famous maze, commissioned in 1700 by William III Thanks Ms Dann and Ms Nevitt for organising.

Meanwhile, in the upper school Year 10 History students travelled to London to visit the Imperial War Museum, experiencing an interactive iPad-led tour of the newly curated exhibition. Students were able to go at their own pace exploring the lives of Jewish and Roma traveller victims of the Holocaust. Stories ranged from young to old and provided students with a wide ranging understanding of the expanse of Nazi terror across Europe Behaviour inside the museum was impeccable and Ms Banks was proud to accompany such an inquisitive group of Year 10 students

As well as this, Ms Moore organised a talk from the daughter of Auschwitz survivor, Henry Mermuth Henry and his father were forced to work for the Nazis and Henry took an opportunity to try and derail a train that Hitler was due to travel on Although unsuccessful, Henry was later awarded a medal for his attempt to assassinate Hitler The talk was well received by Year 10 and provided some reflection to their GCSE course.