The Mystery of Alchemy Revealed in General Science
During the Dark Ages, alchemists enjoyed playing with various chemicals that created strange effects, but they had no idea what was happening or why.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: Homeschool History B Middle Ages 476-1500
My Son the Apprentice Bootmaker
My son, who wanted to be Robin Hood for the Medieval Feast, made his own bow and arrow…and his own boots.
Meanwhile I made the rest of his costume.
How we Made our Coat of Arms
Dating back to the Middle Ages, Coat of Arms were important to distinguish identity in battle.
Also they are quite unique to the individual.
Creating Stained Glass for a Feast
For our upcoming Medieval Feast, I helped my daugher create stained glass out of tissue paper to decorate our Grand Hall aka our living room.
Creating Illuminated Manuscripts
We kept our illuminated manuscripts far simpler since my kids had not the 6+ hours a day to bend over beautiful artwork that the monks did.