Workshop
The Medieval Connection
Workshop Series
Innovative! Fast-paced! Entertaining!
The delightful stand-up historian Maid Martha presents a brilliantly
woven adventure of multi-media, history, trivia, jokes, ghost stories,
audience participation & fun activities.
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Learn the chilling facts about Hampton Court and ‘The Tower’ from which many of Henry VIII’s wives never returned. |
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Revel in Maid Martha’s Medieval jokes. She’s especially proud of her impersonation of Beowulf. |
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Hot gossip or history? Find out what Chaucer had to say. |
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Swap Shakespearean insults with the best. |
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Find out what’s so delicious about the blood on Lady Macbeth’s hands. |
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Gain great insight on why we think the way we do today & learn the origins of many of our social customs, language & folklore. |
Workshop I
The Dark Ages- Who Turned the Lights Out?
Starting with ancient Rome and its conquest of Europe and Great Britain,
Maid Martha brings alive the Dark Ages, Beowulf, the legend of King
Arthur, Robin Hood, Charlemagne, the Plague, the Crusades and much more.
Workshop II
Live From the Middle Ages
Beginning with the Crusaders’ raid
on Cordova, Maid Martha brings alive Marco Polo, Chaucer, daily life in
the Middle Ages, the Plague and much more. This workshop ends with Henry
VIII’s reign and death and Martha’s heart racing story “The Ghost of
Hampton Court”.
Workshop III
From Tudors & Fleas to ‘To Be or Not To Be’
From Henry VIII and the Tudor Reign and “The Ghost of Hampton Court”,
Maid Martha brings alive Shakespeare, the Spanish Armada, the Plague and daily
life and beliefs during the Elizabethan Age and Renaissance.
Workshop Length & Suggested Grade Level
1 hour each.
Can be combined for a 3 hour workshop.
Excellent for Fifth - Senior High and Educators Staff Development.
Curriculum Areas
Reinforced
Cross-curriculum. English & World Literature
& History, Speech & Drama, Art History and Gifted & Talented.
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