The Tudor lifestyle

This half-term girls in Year 5 visited Sulgrave Manor in Oxfordshire, to enrich their study of the Tudors. Sulgrave Manor is the ancestral home of America’s first President, George Washington, and the girls took a trip back in time to see what life was like for the family of wealthy wool merchant, Mr Lawrence Washington, who lived in the manor house.

The visit began with the girls dressing up in Tudor clothing and learning the names of each item they were wearing.  They also took part in dancing to traditional Tudor music.  In the afternoon the girls were shown where a blacksmith might have lived and learnt about his lifestyle and trade.  As a contrast they then visited the manor house to see how a wealthy family would have lived.  They also found out about the origins of many sayings and traditions from Tudor times.

Following their visit and to complement the experience of visiting Sulgrave Manor the girls took part in a bread making workshop at school.  Here they learnt how the Tudors made bread and how it differs from the methods used today.

Year 5 teacher, Mrs Emery said “The girls had a wonderful time at Sulgrave Manor. The experience really helped to make the girls’ learning of the Tudors meaningful and fun.  The addition of the bread making class also provided the girls with hands-on learning which I’m sure they all thoroughly enjoyed.”

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