Name: バトルアビーディスカバリー訪問。征服ツアーと物語 (Battle Abbey Discovery Visit: Conquest Tour And Tales)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T11:03:50.000Z
Duration: 2 min 18 s
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Having the discovery visit here actually on the site where the battle took place is

such a privilege. They get the feeling of what it might have been like back on the day.

I booked a discovery visit because I think it's important for the children to

actually live the history. Chalk and talk is great for certain things but actually

living it and standing where a battle took place actually brings it home to

the children in a huge way... makes my life much easier.

We get them dressed up, doing a bit of the costume and talking about what happened

at the run up of the Battle of Hastings and then we look at the weapons, which is

wonderful as you take that cloth off of the table and it's [gasp]...wonderful stuff.

We take them to the terrace where we're actually overlooking the battlefield

and we describe in some detail what it might have felt like for the soldiers going

We're at Battle Abbey and we've been learning about the Battle of Hastings.

I think it's nice to be in the same place  that the event

happened because you learn more about it.

the helmet even though it got caught on my hair it was really fun. I learnt that to

be in the Norman army you have to be able to hold your armour above your head in

one hand otherwise you're not strong enough to join it.

I liked re-enacting the battle because it was fun to pretend to be battling and

it was just really fun, I just really liked it.

As a teacher there's nothing better than having an expert teach your children and they're brilliant here.

Their enthusiasm and their excitement really brings it all to life

for the children, taking part doing the battles

it just helps them remember this really important key part of history.