5 YEAR 8 MEDIEVAL DAY RUBY BRADSHAW On the 30th of April, all of Year 8 went on a
In archery we learnt about the effects of using
bus and were taken to Kryal Castle for the
a bow and arrow in the many wars throughout
day. This was for our Humanities studies on
medieval times. We also got to practice using
Saxons, The Black Death, The Battle of
the bow and arrow on bales of hay, attempting
Hastings, and so forth. At 9:00 AM we all got
to get a bullseye.
into our well designed medieval costumes and headed off for a fun day.
In the torture module it got a bit more gruesome where we learnt about how people
When we arrived we met the staff and were
were tortured for their crimes. It was much
told about the different modules. These were:
worse than today, for example in society
battle armour, calligraphy, leather making,
today, we are innocent until proven guilty.
making herb solutions in the apothecary,
Back then, you were guilty until proven
archery, learning about torture and finally
innocent and it was your word against your
nobility.
accuser’s.
In the battle armour module, we learned about
We also learnt about the nobility who had
the different kinds of armour and helmets as
power in those times and others who had to
well as the pros and cons of armour over time.
listen to the nobility, work harder and earn
In calligraphy, we had a really fun lesson
much, much less.
where we practised writing with the quills and learnt about the history of writing and
This was such a fun day and we all had such a
languages. When we worked with leather, we
great time learning more about medieval times
wetted it, marked our initials on them and
to help with our humanities work and we are
tied a knot around them so that we could use
so grateful to the Kryal Castle staff for making
them as keychains to tie around our bags and
this day so fun.
keys. We also worked at the apothecary which was great fun. We got to look at herb solutions and learned when it was needed to fight off The Black Death. We even got to make some of our own solutions using herbs. In the middle of the day we got to see a very exciting jousting match and after we got to go near the horses and give them a pat. Then it was time for some more exciting activities!