We offer two programs that can be done together or individually.

The Knight:

In this program, the students are shown medieval weapons, including swords, spears and axes. They are told about the training program and the progression of a boy from Page to Knight and the knightly code. They are shown the evolution of the swords and armour of the middle ages to the renaissance periods. Some of the things the students are shown are the long sword, the single handed sword, the rapier, the side sword (cut and thrust sword), the pole-axe and spear and sabre and cutlass. At the end of the program the students are invited to come up and hold the swords and pick up the armour. They can also try on parts of the armour and feel the weight that the knights had to work in on a daily basis.

The Lady:

This presentation is about life in the middle ages from a medieval woman’s point of view. We talk about what live was like for women and children up the age of 7, and then girls after 7. This presentation coincides well with, and precedes the Knight presentation. We talk about language, housing, clothing, food and eating, medicine, children, education, and hygiene. We finish with the responsibilities of a lady in the middle ages.

In this presentation the students will be able to handle raw wool and flax (linen), woven cloth, herbs and spices, and the students get a medieval recipe to take home. With the younger students, we then finish the presentations by teaching them how to bow and curtsy.

We have done demonstrations for all sorts of age groups.

K - 3rd Grade:

For this age group we come into the class in a suit of armour and tell the children about chivalry and the progression of the kids from page to knight and the lady presentation.

6th - 8th Grade for their study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods:

In these demonstrations we come into the class with armour and a variety of swords and medieval weapons. The kids are told about the evolution of the weapons and how they were used and how the movies and books are different from the ways they were used in reality. They also can get the lady presentation with the knight presentation or separately.