At the end of February, pupils from the Bluecoat Group enjoyed a memorable visit from Bill O'Donnell who worked with them to bring the invasion of William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings to life. Through an epic role play session that charted the timeline from the death bed of Edward the Confessor through to William's triumphant defeat of Harold Godwinson, killed by an arrow to his eye, the children were able to get to grips with this historic event in a fun and interactive way.
Pupils acted out key aspects of the battle and discovered clever battle tactics the Normans employed to trick the Anglo Saxons into a muddled and gruesome defeat.
Following the role play everyone sat down to a fine banquet that pupils had baked and prepared the previous day, including pies, vegetable stew and roasted meats all served on Trencher loaves which would have been used as edible plates in medieval times. Lots of fun was had by all with plenty of experiential learning, bringing to life this famous and important battle from our history.
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