School tours: Key Stage 4
The Spanish Armada - KS3/4
| Key Stage | KS3, KS4 |
| Price | £7.00 per student (one adult per eight students is included in price) |
| Duration | 1 hour |
Discover the exciting story of the 1588 Armada and its place in history. The Armada programme is designed to breathe life into a pivotal moment in English history through interactive maps, replica handling sessions and a guided exploration of a 16th century galleon.
Students will utilise the unique environment of our galleon and its replica collection to help them wrestle with the key historical question: ‘Why did the Armada fail?’
Students will also be provided with our pre- and post-visit resources, designed to encourage them to get the most out of their visit.
Learning Objectives
- To recognise the factors that impacted the failure of the 1588 Armada and be able to argue their importance.
- To utilise the environment of the ship and its replica collection to gain a clear understanding of the difficulties and dangers faced by 16 th century mariners and how they relate to the 1588 Armada.
- To develop historical skills of enquiry, comparison and debate.
GCSE Exam Board Links
- AQA
Paper 2 - Shaping the Nation:
Unit BC Elizabethan England, c. 1568 - 1603 - Edexcel
Paper 2 - Period Study and British Depth Study
Unit B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 - OCR
History B
Component Group 1: The Elizabethans, 1580—1603
