Roman Britain
380AD and the Romans are going home!
Billious Milfordus is at the harbour waiting for a boat to take him back to Italy. Whilst he is waiting he looks back on the Roman Empire's time in Britannia, it's highs, lows and the outright strange.
Join Billious to hear history direct from the Roman's mouth!
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This workshops themes are Roman history and Roman food
A Very Tudor Christmas
Everyone knows the joys of a Victorian Christmas but what about a Tudor one?
Discover forgotten timely traditions, ridiculous rituals and fabulous food in a hands on workshop.
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This workshops themes are local history, Hampshire history, Tudors, food, Christmas.
COMING SOON!
Life On The Ocean Waves!
It's 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar has been won and life in the Royal Navy is good(ish). Able Seaman Jack Gill has been granted shore leave from HMS Huzzah to find some new recruits (school children will do...). The fun and interactive workshop includes details about life on board a Royal Navy ship, object handling and learning a sea shanty!
This workshops themes are sea, food, crime and punishment, child-friendly gore and Georgian history.
Dr Harold Halifax's Victorian Medicine!
The year is 1901, Queen Victoria has passed away and world is in mourning. Dr Harold Halifax reflects on how medicine and surgery has developed over the late Queen's reign. Activities include translating medicine names, matching illness to cures, and an interactive arm amputation... that's right, interactive...arm...amputation!!!
This workshops themes are science, medicine, child-friendly gore, gore and Victorian history.
Mr Moulding's Victorian School
It is 1863, children are seen and not heard! This immersive classroom experience is strict, disciplined and fun. Students will be taught by Queen Victoria's strictest school inspector... Mr Moulding! With a stern face and tight grip on discipline he will put audiences in their place and teach them the three 'R's, etiquette and Victorian behaviour.
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This workshops themes are role play for children, immersive education and Victorian history.
Mr Palmer the Biscuit Charmer
George Palmer from Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Company is looking for new interns.
Audiences are immersed into Victorian Reading where they explore the towns history and using what they've learnt they are challenged to create and design a brand new biscuit for H&P.
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This workshops themes are role play for children, immersive education and Victorian history.
Tommy Trench Experience
This First World War workshop is hosted by a British Tommy and will immerse students into the horrors of the trenches along the Western Front.
The workshop topics includes: the arms race, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, trench life, trench food, a hands on exploration of the Tommy's kit, and the first day of the Somme.
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This workshops themes are the Somme, trench Life and WW1 history.
Home Fires
Home Fires focuses on the untold stories of the women and children of Hampshire during World War Two. Bill Milford (ARP) and Mable Smith (WVS) transports audiences back to 1945 on VE Day through an immersive WVS popup tea tent. With object handling, refreshments and verbatim accounts the performance truly brings the past to the present day.
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This workshops themes are rationing, Blitz, local history and WW2 history.
Bombs, Blitz and Blighty!
Join Air Gunner Jakeman on an immersive hands-on workshop to see if you have
what it takes to crew a Lancaster Bomber and complete a welfare mission to Holland.
During the session participants will discover more about life on the British Home Front, how to be safe during air raids and the role of Bomber Command during World War Two.
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This workshops themes are local history, Hampshire history, RAF, WW2, Blitz