£5 Per Pupil
- Workshop
- Normans
- Medieval
Norman Conquest
Pupils will bring to life the battles of 1066, the famous Bayeux Tapestry images and learning more about how the Normans conquered England
Trench Warfare
Moved by the powerful legacy of the War To End All Wars, your students will discover how the kit, equipment and weaponry of the First World War soldier created and was influenced by industrial-scale siege warfare.
See our Trench Warfare Learning Resources for free videos, images and audio files to use with your pupils to enhance their learning.
Workshop Content
Students will explore what it was like to treat the wounded during one of the most intense conflicts in modern history.
Students will re-live the experience of local recruits as they are put through their paces by the fearsome Corporal Gibbs in an interactive, hands-on military drill session.
Finish the day with a bang via a live gun fire demonstration over the Leeds canal – subject to staff availability; please enquire upon booking.
Curriculum links
History (Challenges to Britain from 1901, First World War, Historical Enquiry)
Gallery links
War Gallery
(First World War/ Bullets, Blades and Battle Bowlers)
Explore how the history of warfare has changed from the early days of hand-to-hand combat to today’s technology-based warfare, including our new display on the Second World War.
Learning packs and resources
RAM Teachers Pack 2023-24 (pdf, 764 KB)
Contact our communications team if you require documents in an alternative format.
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
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