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THE HISTORY CURRICULUM AT ST. NICHOLAS

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE WORD ' HISTORY' COMES FROM THE TWO WORDS 'HIS' AND 'STORY' THIS REMINDS US TO QUESTION THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED AND SORT OUT OPINION FROM FACT.

Scroll down to view Class 3 and 4's research on the Tudors and Stuarts

History at St. Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School is planned on a two year cycle and involves making educational visits to museums and many local areas of interests, particularly St. Fagan’s and Llanaiach Fawr Manor House. Trips as far away as the Imperial War Museum in London also re-enforce work on World War II


A very relaxed Classes 2 and 4 standing in front of the the world famous Crescent in the Roman city of Bath	St. Nicholas children chilling out in an Anderson Shelter at the Imperial War Museum.

During lessons the children are encouraged to empathise with the people of the period they are studying, investigating who they acted the way they did and how these actions impact on us today. They can achieve this through a range of resources including, DVD’s CD ROM’s, E-Books, Posters, Fiction and Non-fiction reading material and exploring artefacts. The children also sing songs from the period they are studying, while also inviting members of the community to talk to the children.

The history and culture of Wales are explored in detail so that we can gain a real appreciation of our country's rich cultural heritage and traditions. Our local area also receives special attention through fieldwork activities and trips to St. Fagan’s and the National Museum of Wales.

The children study the Romans, Tudors, Stuarts, Victorians and World War II in depth, through a variety of teaching methods and styles.

Role play is used extensively and you will often hear an Air Raid Siren and a scramble to take shelter and singing of We’ll Meet Again, when Class 4 are studying World War II.

Collaborative teaching and learning between classes allows the children to gain a deeper insight into their work. Classes Two and Four visit Caerleon Roman Fort together and plan a joint activity day to follow it up.

This term Classes 3 and 4 have been studying the Tudors and the Stuarts and have completed some interesting research. So sit back, relax and enjoy.

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INTERESTING STUART FACTS

The children of Class 4 have been working hard to research interesting facts from the Stuart period to help them with this term's project. So sit back, relax and enjoy!!!

King Charles II reigned the longest of any Stuart, being on the throne for 25 years. This is because he technically became king in 1649 (after Charles I was beheaded)
With his 2 marriages James II had 19 children
Anne, Charles I's granddaughter started Horse Racing at Ascot
James I of England and Wales was also James VI of Scotland
After he died in 1658, his son Richard became Lord Protectorate for 2 years
Oliver Cromwell banned dancing and gambling - what a kill joy!!

by Mr. Downey (Great)

STUART RESEARCH

1.Charles II told the mayor to pull down houses to try and stop the great fire of london

2. Hand held water squirts were used to put out the fire

3. Some people made a lot of money hirring out boats and carts

4.The plague was spraed by fleas on black rats

5. CharlesI's actions caused the civil war

by Evan Turner

STUART RESEARCH

1. The Plague Had Killed Over 68,000 Pepole In The Previous Two Years.

2. For Years There Had Been Wornigs Of Londan's Total destruction By Fire.

3.Oliver Cromwell Was-And Remains-One Of The Most Contentius figure in World History

4. Charles Personality As A Politicain Was Shaped By A Difficult Childhood He Was Born On 19 November 1600 , The Third Child Of James vI Of Scotland And His Wife Anne Of Denmark.

5. Oliver Cromwell Was Born On 25 April 1599 In Hutingdon.

by Kaitlin Jones

STUART RESEARCH

1. Guy Fawkes stored 20 barrales of gun powder.
2. The first stuart monarch was James 1 of england and V1 of Scotland, and succeeded to the throne of England when Elizabeth 1 died.
3. Charles 11 was king for the longest.
4. Guy Fawkes real name is Guido Fawkes.
5. Guy Fawkes tryed to blow up the houses of Parliment because he wanted to kill James 1 and all the bishops so that he could be king.

by MIA JONES

STUART FACTS

1. All Stuars are scottish

2. None of Charles' four sons was named John after the maternal grandfather John Campbell.

3. James Francis Stuart died in 1766.

4. James Francis was the son of James II of England

by Liam McNamara

THE STUARTS

HOW DID THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON START!
In 1666 a man called Thomas Farynor was baking a loaf of bread . Thomas was so tired that he went to bed for a little kip fogeting about the bread . Thomas fell asleep with still the bread in the oven . It was 1:00am in the morning and flicks of fire was jumping out of the oven onto pile's of wood . When thomas woke up he relized that his house was on fire......................
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON HAD BEGAN!!!!!!!!

Extra Research on Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was born on the 13th April 1570.
And he died on the 6th November

by HANNAH SMILER CLARKE

THE STUARTS

1. If you kill royalty it's called regicide!
2. Richard Cromwell was useless and never done anything so was

nicknamed 'Idle Dick!'
3. When Guy Fawkes was caught he actually said: penny for the

guy!
4. James I was so grotesque he had spindly legs (dangley) his

tongue was too big for his mouth & neverv washed!
5. James I believed in witchcraft and added canniblism to the act

that Elizabeth I created!

BY IEUAN "AYATOLLAH" RIDOUT!!!!!!!!

THE STUARTS

How the great fire of London started.

The fire started in Pudding Lane The fire started in a baker’s shop owned by Thomas Farriner – who was the king’s baker His maid failed to put out the ovens at the end of the night. The heat created by the ovens caused sparks to ignite the wooden home of Farriner. In her panic, the maid tried to climb out of the building but failed. She was one of the few victims of the fire. Once it started, the fire spread quickly. The city was basically made out of wood and with September following on from the summer, the city was very dry. Strong winds fanned the flames.
Those who could get out of the city did so.

by MICHELLE SMILER LEWIS

STUART FACTS

The Stuarts Started and ended in 1603- 1714

James the First was the first ever Stuart king he started in 1603 and ended his throne in 1625

The Great Fire of London happened in 1666 it started in the Bakers house of Thomas Farynor in Pudding Lane

In 1653 Charles I lost power to Oliver Cromwell Then the house of Stuart restored and the throne went to Charles the II

In the Stuart period there were only 5 Kings and Queens of the Stuarts 4 kings and 1 queen who was Joint with William that was Mary.

by SHELLIE MAY

MY 5 STUART FACTS.........

James II had 19 between 2 wives, only 4 survived into adulthood.
The Great Fire of London started in Thomas Farynors bakery shop in 1666.
The Great Fire of London destroyed almost 2 thirds of London!
The Gunpowder Plot was the name given to the failed assassination attempt on King James I of England in 1605.
A small group of Catholics, Robert Catesby, Guido (Guy) Fawkes, Thomas Winter, John Wright and Thomas Percy decided to blow up the King on the State opening of Parliament. They hoped that this would lead to a Catholic King coming to the throne. Guido (Guy) Fawkes was an explosives expert who had served with the Spanish army in the NetherlandS

by Olivia Haines

MY STUART FACTS.........

Sunday 2nd September 1666
1. The fire began in the Pudding Lane house of baker Thomas

Farriner. When questioned later Farriner said that he had

checked all five fire hearths in his house and he was certain

that all fires were out. Nevertheless, when the family were

woken by smoke in the early hours of the morning, the fire

was so well established that the family could not use the s

stairs had to escape through an upstairs window.
2. The fire was so well established that it could be seen from a

quarter of a mile away.
3. The Lord Mayor was advised to order the demolition of four

houses. He decided not to issue the order because the city

would then be responsible for re-building those houses. The

fire spread destroying houses west of Pudding Lane. The

City's water engine was also destroyed.
4. 300 houses had been destroyed.

by Ben Hockridge

5 Stuart Facts

1. Samuel Pepys wrote a famous diary in the middle of the Stuart

period. What did he write with? A fountain pen

2. How much will a well trained maid be paid in a year? £2

3. How to brush your teeth: Boil the head of a hair. Mix the brains

with honey and butter. Rub the mixture on the gums as often as

you like.

4. The speed limit for a coach in 1635 was 3 miles an hour.

5. A well known cure for measles was to go to bed with a warm sheep!

If I ever get measles I wouldnt like to use a sheep.

by Lee Thomas

5 Stuart Facts

1. James I was very clever, but acted that he wasn't. That's why

everyone called him: ' the wisest fool in Christendum '. He was also

very ugly and had a big, slobbery tounge. That's were he got his

popular nickname; 'slobberchops' from.

2. Charles I always argued with Parliment, and tried ruling without

them. He also attempted to raise taxes without their permission!

3. Oli Cromwell was no fun at all, and children despised him for it,

because he banned almost anything that was entertaining in any

way ( e.g: singing, dancing and plays. ( he probably would have

banned TV and computer games if they'd been around!))

4.While Charles II was a boy during the Civil War, he escaped Oli

Cromwell's Roundheads by hiding in a hollow oak tree!!!

5. In 1665, the Great Plague killed abot 100,000 people in London.

Then the very next year, the Great Fire broke out in Pudding Lane

and blazed for four days, destroying 13,000 houses and 87

churches. It is a little known fact that Charles II helped pass

around buckets of water to put the flames out!!!!

by Luke Willaims

Stuart Facts

Fact 1 - James 1st
James the first became King of England he was a protestant . Catholic Priests were put to death and he made Catholics attend Church of England churches they would be fined if they didn't attend.

Fact 2 - GUY FAUWKES
Guy Fauwkes tried to blow up the King and the Houses of Parliament with 20-36 BARRELS of GUN POWDER, because he wanted a Catholic King on the throne.

Fact 3 - OLIVER CROMWEL
Charles 1 was exicuted and Oliver Cromwel set up somthing called the Cominwelth and became Lord Protector. He died in 1658 having Killed lot's of Irish people.

Fact 4 - THE PLAGUE
The plague was known as the black death, killing nearly a third of the population. The one in 1665 was the worst since 1348. 100,000 people died in the 1665 Plague and 40,000 dogs destroyed but 200,000 cats were destroyed!

Fact 5 - THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
The Great fire of London started in 1666 2nd of september. It was a hot, dry and windy night. The Thames water level was very low following a hot summer. The fire started in a Bakers shop because he left the cooker on. Only 6 people died in the fire. They used to build houses out of wood but they changed it to bricks and stone after the fire.

by Matthew Crilly

6 Stuart Facts

1. The great fire of london started on Sunday 2nd September 1666

2. The weather report was hot dry and windy on the day the fire

started

3.The fire began in the Pudding Lane in the home baker Thomas

Farriner.

4. When questioned later Faryner said that he had checked all five

fire hearths in his house and he was certain that all fires were out.

5. Nevertheless, when the family were woken by smoke in the early

hours of the morning, the fire was so well established that the

family could not use the stairs had to escape through an upstairs

window.

6. A small group of Catholics, Robert Catesby, Guido (Guy) Fawkes,

Thomas Winter, John Wright and Thomas Percy decided to blow up

the King (james 1) on the State opening of Parliament. They hoped

that this would lead to a Catholic King coming to the throne. Guido

(Guy) Fawkes was an explosives expert who had served with the

Spanish army in the Netherlands.

p.s on the 6th fact i forgot who Guy Fawkes tried to kill i think it

was james 1

by Jay 'S' Jones

Stuart Facts

1. The Bubonic Plague was also known as the Black Death.

2. The Pague first hit the UK in 1348.

3. The Plague killed nearly a third of the countrys people.

4. The last reported outbeak of the plague was in 1665, but it was

nowhere near as abd as the one in 1348.

by Thomas Hamilton Harvey

The Great Fire of London

1) The great fire of London demolish 80% of the city was destroyed,

including over 13,000 houses, 89 churches and 52 Company

(Guild) Halls.
2) In 1986 the Baker's Company issued a somewhat belated apology

for the fire (320 years late). Well, better late than never.

The Great Plague
3) Did you now that People called it the Black Death, black for the

colour of the tell-tale lumps in a victim's body, and death for the

inevitable result.

4) In the plague 40,000 dogs and 80,000 cats were slaughtered. This

last move actually made things worse, as the dogs and cats would

have killed rats carrying the plague.

The Gun Powder Plot

5) Did you now guy Fawkes planted 36 barrels of gunpowder under

the Houses of Parliament.

by Traffic Boy Palmer

TUDOR ROSES

The children of Class 3 have been working hard to research interesting facts from the Tudor period to help them with this term's project. So sit back, relax and enjoy!!!

Did you know that Lady Jane Grey was on the throne for only 9 days
Elizabeth I never married or had any children
Henry VIII loved feasts and banquets and would eat many hogs in one sitting.
Mary I was known as Bloody Mary because she killed so many Protestants
The rhyme to remember what happened to Henry VIII's wives goes like this - Died, Beheaded, Died, Died, Beheaded survived.

by Mr. Downey (Great)

TUDOR FACTS

1. Henry was Welsh and King Richard was English.

2. The Tudors wanted Henry to be king.

3. They crowned Henry, King Henry VII.

4. Henry got married to Elizabeth of York.

5. The Tudors won the battle of Bosworth against king Richard and

Henry (and there teams) king Richard died. They found his crown

in a thorny bush.

by Olivia Rowlands

FIVE FACTS ON THE TUDORS

•How many Tudors ruled Britain?

Five - Three Kings and Two Queens

•Who were Kings and Queens of the Tudors dynasty?
The royal dynasty of the Tudors were:
 King Henry VII (1457 - 1509)
 King Henry VIII (1491 - 1547)
 King Edward VI (1537 - 1553)
 Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary - 1516 - 1558)
 Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)

•The ending of the marriages of King Henry VIII can be

remembered by the following rhyme: "Divorced, Beheaded,

Died Divorced, Beheaded, Survived"

•Queen Elizabeth I almost died of Smallpox in 1562 and was

left with some scars on her face which were covered with the

heavy white make-up which was fashionable at the time

•The tragic Catherine Howard was thirty years younger than

King Henry VIII and was only 21 when she was beheaded on

February 13th, 1542.

by Harry Thomas

FIVE FACTS ON THE TUDORS

1. The Tudors started when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III in

The War of the Roses to become Henry VII

2. Henry VIII had a massive argument with the pope and formed The

Church of England

3. Henry VIII had six wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boelyn, Anne

of Cleves, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard

4. The tudor line ended in 1603 when Elizabeth I died.

5. There were 5 Tudor monarchs in all - Henry VII, henry VIII,

Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth.

by Niall Routledge

TUDOR FACTS

the tudors were a welsh-English family that ruled england and wales from 1485 to 1603-one of the most exciting periods of british history. they ruled for 118 years.

the war of the roses began in 1455, when many barons resented the way that the lancaster, family had seized the throne in 1399 and felt that henry V,VI or VI were not the rightful king.(henry VI, the first lancaster king,came to the english throne by force. he made his cousin richard ll, abdicate, and then seized the crown himself.) acccording to the barons, the york family, cousin of the lancasters, were truly entitled to reign.

the battle of bosworth is one of the most important battle in english history. it ended the war of theroses, and planted the tudor house on the throne of england.

henry VII (representing the lacaster family) married elizabeth of york (representing the york family) this marriage unitedthe two familys. henry created the tudor rose of lancaster. it symbolized the end of a struggle between york and lancaster.

the wars of the roses had been a constant battle betwen two of england's most poweful families- the families of york and lancaster. henry was a member of the lancaster family. to bring the two families cloer together. he married elisabeth of york (the nice of the man he had killed to be king.)

by Tehya Lee

TUDOR FACTS

1. The tudors started in 1485 and ended in 1603.
2. henry viii became king on 21st april 1509.
3. the tudors bought peace after many years of war.
4. they ruled for 118 years.
5. it was one of the most exciting times of british history.
6. they ruled over england, Wales and part of ireland.

by George Scanlan