The Roman Invasion in AD43, forever changed not only the culture, but also the very landscape of Britain. It is an influence that can still be clearly read 2000 years later. By comparing and contrasting this ‘clash of cultures’ between the Roman Empire and the native Celtic tribes, we explore with the students, how the legacy of Roman rule influences their own lives, even now.
Students get the chance to see, at first hand, the equipment of a Roman Legionary soldier and also have the opportunity to get dressed up as an Auxilla infantryman, armed with chainmail, bronze helmet, shield and spear.
A range of interactive exercises allows various aspects of Roman rule to be explored; pupils can form the legendary Roman defensive tortoise, can walk through how a Roman army deployed for battle or argue the case for their tribe to either join or fight off the Roman Empire. |
A dramatic period of change within the British Isles. Waves of invasion that would forever alter our religious beliefs, our genetic heritage and even see the birth of the English Language.
Our package allows students to explore the clothes, equipment and military tactics of those invaders, whilst also encouraging them to compare and contrast the differences in religion, technology and culture that these peoples brought to Britain.
Students get to feel just how heavy a Norman ‘chainmail’ hauberk really is, wield a Saxon sword or try the heft on a five foot Dane axe.
Interactive exercises such as forming a Saxon shield wall and walking through the Battle of Hastings vividly shed light on what was once called the Dark Ages |
Students witness, at first hand, the huge range of technology available to a late medieval army. They are able to wear and safely handle a huge array of reproduction arms and armour from the 14th and 15th centuries, ranging from full suits of armour to longbows, crossbows, swords and maces.
A range of interactive exercises demonstrate for example:
The battle tactics that allowed small English armies of ‘peasants’ to defeat huge armies of French nobility
or How the social ‘class’ structure of the feudal system allowed English Kings to raise armies – and what happened to this system when the Black Death arrived.
Our very deep and eclectic knowledge of the period allows us to bring alive the significant people and events of medieval England |
