Shooting Longbows while Imagining the Hundred Years War
Learning from a highly informative gent that ongbows were distinctly English and decidedly effective, he invited us to a longbow tournament in Williamsburg.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Middle Ages
The Mystery of Alchemy Revealed
During the Dark Ages, alchemists enjoyed playing with various chemicals that created strange effects, but they had no idea what was happening or why.
National Spelling Bee Benefits
How we cracked the secret code to spelling via the National Spelling Bee list, with many thanks to the Greeks, and Romans, etc.
Becoming the Middle Ages with a Feast
After learning about Lords and Ladies, Knights and Chivalry, Feasts and Entertainments, King Arthur and Robin Hood we invited our guests to a Medieval Feast.
Sourcing our Unique Booklist
Since I didn’t find a single curriculum booklist we needed/wanted, I simply edited and culled our own list.
Many of our books were found at the used bookstore.
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.
