History: The Victorians

Support your study of the Victorians using our original and replica objects. Using sight, smell, sound and touch, get to grips with the lives of soldiers, nurses, children working in the textile factories and Queen Victoria herself!

Victoria’s Knights

Find out how Victorian Knights popularised Arthurian myths by reviving the medieval tournament in celebration of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. Explore armours & Victorian costumes.

Mary Seacole & Florence Nightingale

Examine the lives of Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale and their impact on the nursing world. A multi-sensory session using artefacts and replica costumes.

Clogs and Cotton

Discover the lives of Victorian children in the backdrop of the Crimean War. Put yourself in the shoes of Victorian children in Britain. Explore the clothes and test out the toys to compare the lives of rich and poor.

To Book

All sessions last 45 minutes.
Our sessions are £4 per student, with one adult free per ten students.

Tel: 0113 220 1888
Email: educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk

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High impact bricks

Because of the weight and speed of the bullet fired from a Colt .45 auto its impact would be equivalent to being hit by a brick travelling at 140 miles per hour.