We have had many years of experience in taking history into schools and museums. Let us bring living history into your school or museum, this includes talks, demonstrations and use reproduction and real artifacts and costume, we are totaly hands on so what we bring to your school or museum the children can handle under supervision.

let us show you a slice of history.

Be it a ww1 soldier or medieval archer, naval captain and his lady, surgeon or Tudor spymaster.
We can offer living scenarios for most periods. We specialize in hands on interaction with our public, and offer set dressed period experiences under canvas or in your own room setting.

We develop our visit around your needs, we are completely hands on and involve the children at every stage. A mixture of talks, demonstrations, role play and the handling of reproduction artifacts, we promise a full, informative and fun day.

Prices from £200.00 a day.

We are insured and CRB checked.

Agincourt Archer.
Meet this colourful character and his lady from the 100 years war. He recently back from the battle of Agincourt fighting for good king Hal, this old retainer will: Talk about the history of the long bow, hear tales of his experiences in France. See how the battle arrow developed in relation to improvements in medieval armour. How effective was the longbow. Watch how archers were trained, learn the battle tactics of the medieval archer. How fast could an archer shoot? Can our archer shoot an arrow through solid steel armour plate. Did women use the bow and for what reason?
This is a mixture of talks and tales, with hands on artifacts and an archery demonstration showing how vital the medieval archer was for britain during the hundred years war

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Medieval Surgeon and Tooth Puller
(We also do the Early Medieval and Tudor/Elizabethan version)
Visit the gruesome times of the medieval surgeon, when anesthetic and pain management were just dreamed of, when medical training was a mix of butchery, astrology and magic. Find out about the tooth worm and how it was dealt with. Learn the art of bleeding and find out why urine was so important to our master of medicine. Handle reproduction instruments and watch and help in the making of poultices and plasters. This is a highly entertaining, educational and hands on.

P.S. always looking for volunteer patients.

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The world of the Medieval monk
The medieval monk in the 12th to 15th century. Learn about the medieval pilgrim and what they did. Learn about the art of illumination, book and paper making and get hands on experience in the process. We might even, with your help, make a medieval book, or colour in your own illuminated page. A hands on experience for adult and child alike.

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Training of a Knight
This is a great event for all the family. We talk about the background and history of the knight, why armour was needed, including the arming of a knight. How did one become a squire, what did the training involved and finally how was a squire knighted and why?
Then Chivalry training for the children. Collect your knights tunic then into the knights arena. Over the Hurdle, through the tunnel and then archery, throw the javelin, attack the sword post and charge the quintain. Back to the lord where you will take the knights oath before the lord knights each child who goes away with a Certificate of Knightage. Great fun for the kids and huge photo opportunities for the parents.
(If the lord and his lady feel really nasty they might introduce some of the children and parents
to the dangerous sport of the Medieval Dance. Please contact us for our pricing options.

Crime and Punishment
Compare crime and punishment through periods of history.
One crime, four periods, medieval, Georgian, Victorian and modern day. How did they decide who was guilty of the crime? what was the investigation process? what was the punishment? were the always right? Step into the world of the historic sluth and decide with us who did it, with what, and what the punishment should be.

Leather Worker. Medieval to Victorian.
Watch a leather artisan at work, how does an animal skin become leather in the first place. Watch the art of boiled leather and the creation of leather baggage and early leather armour.
We can create a leather workshop within your establishment or under canvas for most periods in time from dark age through to Victorian and WW1.

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The Great War

Listen and talk to a Great War Soldier who went through the highs and lows of the Great War. Look at copies of maps, orders, and letters home. How heavy was a full webbing pack and try it on, what did they eat and drink. How do you recognize a trench from the air and learn morse code.What effect did gas have on the human body and how many soldiers died on one day at the Somme. A great insight into the life of men in the trenches of the great war. Very hands on and never forgotten.

This works very well with the Trainee Curator senario.