Publisher's Synopsis
This is one of a series designed to help teachers planning a site visit. Historical background is combined with a variety of possible study approaches, documentary sources and photocopiable activity sheets for classroom and on-site work, together with practical information about the site.;This book focuses on Yarmouth Castle, which was built on the Isle of Wight following the French invasion of 1545. The book contains detailed information about 16th-century methods of attack and defence, and there are ideas for cross-curricular studies, a cut-out model, a survey sheet and an activity based on the theme of pirates.
