Hampton Court Palace

On Wednesday afternoon this week, the students visited the home of England's most famous king, Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace.

They'd learned a lot in lessons about Henry and his six wives, so it was great for everyone to have the chance to walk in his footsteps.

 The first stop was the palace kitchens. The children got the chance to smell some of the traditional herbs that they used to cook with in Tudor times. 

In Henry's times, the cooks had to feed up to 600 people a day with the finest meat, fish and vegetables in the land.  

Jeremy, the course director, had to try some of the Tudor bread to make sure it was fresh. Unfortunately, it had been sitting around for nearly 500 years and was somewhat past its best.





On their way to the King's Chambers, we met two of Henry VIII's guards discussing a problem that His Majesty had had the previous night.

In the Great Hall the children were able to sit in the King's banqueting chair.

In the Watching Chamber everyone took a well-earned rest after the feast. Just like the courtiers in Henry's time. 

 The tour ended with a tour of the beautiful formal gardens and the maze, where some of the children were never seen again ...