Days Gone By Heritage School Workshop
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, YorkshireBased in York? So are we! Pay no milage fee if your site is in the York local area
Curriculum topics available: Invaders and Settlers, Saxon Settlements, Saxon Laws and Justice, Arts and Culture, Edward the Confessor.
The Anglo-Saxons ruled in Britain for c.650 years. In that time, kingdoms like Northumbria, Mercia, Kent and Wessex rose and fell.Curriculum topics available: Invaders and Settlers, Viking Raids and Invasion, Viking Trade, Mythology and Culture.
The Vikings terrorised the UK and mainland Europe for three centuries, using their flexibility, adaptability, and seafaring technology to raid, trade and settle almost any land they encountered.Curriculum topics available: Norman Conquest, Battle of Hastings.
The Vikings and Anglo-Saxons were key figures in the creation of the Medieval world.We work with SEN groups, and can suitably tailor our material and delivery for whatever your particular access requirements might be.
Who we are
· Samuel and Hayden met whilst studying Viking Age history and archaeology at university, where they worked on an educational programme bringing Vikings & Saxons into local schools and led the training sessions for the university’s historical combat group.
· Samuel went on to gain an MA in Medieval Studies, and has worked in several museums in York where he led a team of interpreters delivering various historically immersive experiences, as well as working as an archaeologist at a significant Viking settlement.
· Hayden entered the events industry, where he has led many school workshops, guided tours, and combat tuition, and has often appeared in film & television. He writes historical stories, and also makes replica artefacts.
· Working together, they have over twenty years of experience as educators and a formidable depth of knowledge and passion in the field of historical education.
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