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1. History: The Tudors
These exciting interactive handling sessions for KS2 are taught in the heart of the museum’s galleries; building direct connections between objects in the galleries and the themes & topics of the national curriculum.
2. Learn
Information for teachers planning a group visit, INSET, online resources, and interesting facts and stories about arms and armour.
3. Leeds
Information for teachers and others planning a group educational visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
4. Fort Nelson
Information for those planning a education group visit to the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
5. Buff coats and Baldricks
Information about buff-coats and baldricks suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
6. English Civil Wars Muskets
Information about muskets suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
7. Harquebusier armour
Information about harquebusier armour suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
8. Cuirassier armour
Information about cuirassier armour suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
9. Swords of the English Civil Wars
Information about Swords of the English Civil Wars suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
10. Pikemens armour
Information about Pikemen in the English Civil Wars; suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
11. Teachers notes: Littlecote House
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
12. Task 1: Exploration of Littlecote House
Task 1: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
13. Task 2: Inside Littlecote House
Task 2: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
14. Task 3 Popham portrait
Task 3: Popham portrait.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
15. Task 4 Change over time
Task 4: Change over time.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
16. Curriculum links: Littlecote House
Curriculum links: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
17. Resources: Exploration of Littlecote House
Resources: Exploration of Littlecote House.
Teachers notes to accompany the Royal Armouries English Civil War module on Littlecote House.
18. Military Groups and Cadets
The Royal Armouries is a fantastic environment for military groups and cadets to study how arms and armour have been used by our armed services through the ages.
19. Family and Local History Groups
We offer hour long sessions for up to 32 participants introducing key themes, ideas and objects from conflicts that local people or relatives may have played a role in.
20. Napoleonic Wars: 1792-1815
Find out what it was really like to serve in the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars.
21. George Francklin Atkinson and the Great Rebellion of 1857
This session tells the story of George Francklin Atkinson, a Captain in the Bengal Engineers who produced a unique and often quoted history of the 1857 rebellion in India.
22. The Boer War 1899-1901: Whalley’s War
Discover the reality of conditions in the Boer War through the eyes of Frederick Whalley, a bodyguard to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces.
23. The First World War
What can we learn from photographs from the First World War? What do all those badges, chevrons, cap-badges and uniforms actually mean? This session gives you the opportunity to compare your own material with archival images from our collection.
24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Great War
The creator of Sherlock Holmes campaigned for the introduction of helmets to the British Army in 1915-1916. Discover more about his designs for body armour.
25. Home Front and Front Line: 1914-1918
Investigate the home front with rarely seen panoramic photographs of a national filling factory at Chilwell and discover how Leeds company Greenwood and Batley contributed to the war effort and profited by it.
26. Battle of Marston Moor video
Video clip of the Battle of Marston Moor re-enactment.
27. Explore Littlecote House
Adobe Flash® based interactive exploring the Popham Armoury and Littlecote House through paintings and objects from the Royal Armouries collection. Designed for Key Stage 3 study of the English Civil Wars. Designed for SmartBoard™.
28. Shop items for school visits
This page lists some of the items suitable for visiting schools and students that are available from our shop.
29. On-site Learning
On-site learning is available at two of the Royal Armouries sites through our specialist Education Teams.
30. Gallery Worksheets
Gallery worksheets for you to download and use during your visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
31. Online Learning
This area presents various activites for use online by learners of all ages.
32. Creative Spaces
Creative Spaces is a social media space aimed young to older adults. It is a collaboration between 9 national museums who have opened up their collections to the public online.
33. Education-Led Visits
Lessons led by the Royal Armouries Education Team, suitable for students from Foundation to A-Level, including subjects such as History, English, Citizenship, Science, Technology, Geography and Art.
34. Teachers Resources: Explore Littlecote House
Resources for teachers for use in the classroom along with the Explore Littlecote House interactive module, includes classroom tasks, teachers notes, links to further information, and resources for download.
35. Explore Littlecote House (without Flash)
Study the English Civil War through exploring Littlecote House. This section does not use Adobe Flash®.
36. Carbines and blunderbusses
Information about flintlock carbines suitable for KS3 History: English Civil Wars.
37. Education Feedback
Up to date information from you will help us provide the best possible service. So we would be very grateful if you could spare just a few moments to complete this questionnaire.
38. Scouting and Girl Guiding
The Royal Armouries is a fantastic environment for groups of Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
13 Events
1. Easter Eggs with Bite!
Guerrilla Artists: Creative family art workshops. Inspired by the Museum’s collection.
2. La Danse Macabre
Guerrilla Artists: Creative family art workshops. Inspired by the Museum’s collection.
3. Kites and Kingdoms
Guerrilla Artists: Creative family art workshops. Inspired by the Museum’s collection.
4. Never mind the Pollock’s
Guerrilla Artists: Creative family art workshops. Inspired by the Museum’s collection.
5. Adult Art Workshop: Introduction to printing
90 minute adult art workshop programme will introduce you a variety of inspiring and creative classes. Led by our specialised tutor, these workshops are small, friendly and relaxed. All materials provided.
6. Adult Art Workshop: Introduction to printing
90 minute adult art workshop programme will introduce you a variety of inspiring and creative classes. Led by our specialised tutor, these workshops are small, friendly and relaxed. All materials provided.
7. Adult Art Workshop: Introduction to felt making
90 minute adult art workshop programme will introduce you a variety of inspiring and creative classes. Led by our specialised tutor, these workshops are small, friendly and relaxed. All materials provided.
8. Adult Art Workshop: Introduction to felt making
90 minute adult art workshop programme will introduce you a variety of inspiring and creative classes. Led by our specialised tutor, these workshops are small, friendly and relaxed. All materials provided.
9. History Talks - Yorkshire Traitors?
These introductory sessions give an overview of some of the significant events in the Tudor period, followed by a chance to handle some of our original and replica objects.
10. History Talks - Yorkshire Traitors?
These introductory sessions give an overview of some of the significant events in the Tudor period, followed by a chance to handle some of our original and replica objects.
11. History Talks - The Queen's Alchemist!
These introductory sessions give an overview of some of the significant events in the Tudor period, followed by a chance to handle some of our original and replica objects.
12. History Talks - The Queen's Alchemist!
These introductory sessions give an overview of some of the significant events in the Tudor period, followed by a chance to handle some of our original and replica objects.
13. Working Together
One-day MLA, ITT event for museum and archive education professionals.
3 Press Releases
1. Royal Armouries fire up online learning
Royal Armouries harness the latest technology to boost learning as part of its inspirational, online, interactive and educational programmes.
2. Science on timetable at Fort Nelson
The Royal Armouries (RA) has secured a £3,000 grant to help put science on the timetable at historic Fort Nelson.
3. Royal Armouries Museum to host one-day event for museum and archive education professionals
A one-day event on May 6 for museum and archive education professionals. Led by speakers from three different ITT providers, the free event also examines the ways in which ITT Institutions and museums and archives have worked together.