Medievalists.net » Tower of London http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Imprisonment, Execution and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59648 The final talk in Sesson #1041, Engaging the Public with the Medieval World, looked at what English children are being taught in school. How much medieval history is in the new programme that was released in September 2014? Megan Gooch, Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces breaks down the English system for us in her paper, ‘Imprisonment, Execution, and Escape: Medieval History and the National Curriculum’.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/imprisonment-execution-and-escape-medieval-history-and-the-national-curriculum/feed/ 0 Making the Castle a Home: Creating an Immersive Medieval World Using Live Costumed Interpreters http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:43:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59622 How does the use of unscripted, adaptive, historical interpretation boost the tourist experience? Right on the heels of our look at the Tower of London’s visitor engagement, we heard a paper from Lauren Johnson, Research Manager for Past Pleasures, the oldest historical interpretation company in the UK who educate and entertain the public at historical sites, museums, on stage and and on TV.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/making-the-castle-a-home-creating-an-immersive-medieval-world-using-live-costumed-interpreters/feed/ 0 ‘But Where are the Dungeons?’: How to Engage the Public at the Tower of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59593 A talk about how historical sites, like the Tower of London engage the public. How to handle visitor expectations, what do people come t see and how to tell history in a captivating but accurate manner.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/12/engaging-the-public-with-the-medieval-world-the-tower-of-london/feed/ 0 Halt! Who Comes There?: Locking Up Tower of London – The Ceremony of the Keys http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/06/halt-comes-locking-tower-london-ceremony-keys/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/06/halt-comes-locking-tower-london-ceremony-keys/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56650 A review of the Tower of London's medieval Ceremony of the Keys!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/06/halt-comes-locking-tower-london-ceremony-keys/feed/ 0 The Uses Made of History by the Kings of Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:15:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50942 The kings of medieval England, besides using history for the entertainment of themselves and their courts, turned it to practical purposes. They plundered history-books for precedents and other evidences to justify their claims and acts. They also recognised its value as propaganda, to bolster up their positions at home and strengthen their hands abroad.

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