£5 Per Pupil
- Workshop
- Vikings
Vikings: Raiders vs Traders
Your pupils are the crew of a Viking Longboat. But they have a decision to make. Will they raid or trade with the Saxon English?
Crime and Punishment
January 1899. A murder has been committed on the streets of Leeds. A suspect has been arrested near the scene of the crime, but did they do it?
Join Police Sergeant Buttons for this ultimate murder mystery and a real look at Victorian crime and punishment.
Workshop Content
Mary Brown, a career criminal, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Pupils must put their detective skills to the test to investigate the crime before she goes on trial for her life.
Pupils join Mary in the holding cells to take her witness statement. She recounts her version of events in an interactive storytelling of life in Victorian England and the hardships of ordinary people.
Using the new science of forensics, pupils join Sergeant Buttons to analyse evidence from the crime scene. Pupils will also get hands-on to explore the role of the police and the equipment they used.
Is Mary innocent or guilty? Is someone else responsible? Your pupils will decide her fate.
Curriculum Focus
- Changes in aspects of social history (crime and punishment)
- A local history study
- A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Gallery Links
Self-Defence Gallery
(Crime and punishment)
Discover how personal protection takes many forms, can come in miniscule sizes and ranges from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
Booking Information
Please contact us to make a booking or if you have any questions.
Email address
educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk
Telephone
07785 692 443
Postal address
Education Team
Royal Armouries Museum
Leeds
LS10 1LT
United Kingdom
Learning packs and resources
Education Visit Pack 2025-2026 (pdf, 576KB)
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- Medieval
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Tours and Handling Sessions
Discover history on our guided tours, find out some of the fascinating facts behind the Royal Armouries Museum’s treasured items.