puppet theatre, British history, english history, Tudors, Henry VIII
Sarah Ciacci
Sarah's Puppet History - The Six Wives of Henry ...

Henry VIII was king of England in the early 1500s, and today he is going to tell you about his six wives . He had a lot of wives and we will find out a little bit more about them all today! We’ll hear about Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Hope you enjoy and stay safe! xxx

Sarah's Puppet History - The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Sarah Ciacci
Gastone’s History of Ancient Rome – making ...

Gastone introduces us to the last tyrannical King of Rome Tarquinius; Lars Porsena, an Etruscan king and enemy of Rome; and the early Roman heroes defending their city like Gaius Mucius Scaevola, the wonderfully named Horatius Cocles (has to be the name of your next cat) and the heroic self-sacrifice of Marcus Curtius. There are also some crucified dogs (poor dogs ☹).

Gastone’s History of Ancient Rome – making history, legends and fake news in early (regal) Rome.
Sarah Ciacci
Gastone's History of Rome - Roman Education: ...

Hi all, Gastone/Pachi is back with another fascinating talk looking at Roman Education and the importance of public speaking, logic and rhetoric and how it made the Roman's different from the 'Barbarians'! He also brings in a bit of contemporary politics - a reminder that learning about history is learning about our world today.

Gastone's History of Rome - Roman Education: Public Speaking and the Barbarians
puppet theatre, Puppet myth, mythology
Sarah Ciacci
Puppet Myths - The Cornucopia and the Titans

Welcome to the first two handed (woo hoo!) Puppet History and the first Greek Myth Puppet History telling the story of the Titans and the origin of the Cornucopia (or the horn of plenty - you see it a lot in art).

Puppet Myths - The Cornucopia and the Titans
puppet theatre, things to do at home, British history, children in London
Sarah Ciacci
Sarah's Puppet History - The Great Fire of ...

Another rough-around-the-edges puppet show for kids telling the dramatic story of the Great Fire of London of 1666.

Sarah's Puppet History - The Great Fire of London of 1666

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Puppet Myths - The Cornucopia and the Titans

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Puppet Myths - The Cornucopia and the Titans

Welcome to the first two handed (woo hoo!) Puppet History and the first Greek Myth Puppet History telling the story of the Titans and the origin of the Cornucopia (or the horn of plenty - you see it a lot in art).

1. Sarah's Art History - Byzantine and Margarito

We’re talking about Margarito of Arezzo, The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Scenes from the Lives of the Saints, 1260s so watch the video and here are some activities you might want to do….

Activities

• Read the information on the National Gallery website about this painting. Choose 1 most interesting fact each. Let me know!

• Choose your favourite tiny detail that you think other people might not notice.

• If you want to know about art in the west you need to know the biblical stories, they were the main subject matter of painting for many years. So use this to explore the birth of Christ (nativity) and generally Christ’s life – this will be sooooo useful for understanding paintings. If you want to broaden this out, compare his life and teachings with the other major religious teachers – the Old Testament Jewish figures, Buddha, Mohammed, etc (this could be art of a longer project).

• Or you could focus on researching the Virgin Mary, or the saints – Benedict has some giggly bits for teenagers, St Margaret is pretty interesting too.

• Look up the Saints in this painting and find out what they are saints of (sometimes surprising things!). Saints always have a symbol (s) that they hold – what are the symbols of the Saints in this painting? Can you draw your own saints with their symbols? If you want further reading the historic Golden Legend by Jacopo de Voragine has all the apocryphal stories of the lives of the saints… it’s on my shelf as yet unread!

• Prepare a little play from the life of Christ. Kids choose. Any scene, any how. Wear costumes! Use props! Send me a video!

• Design a different throne for Mary and Jesus to sit on. Send me a picture!

Next time:

We will be looking at The Wilton Dyptich, late 1300s (we don’t know who painted it), also at the National Gallery. Look it up at www.nationalgallery.org.uk (copy the painting info and national gallery in google and it should be the first link) but also find a good image of it in google/bing search to look at with me online.

Questions:

1. How many angels are there with wings?

2. How many Kings with Crowns?

3. Can you find the mushrooms (close looking please!)

Thanks for watching. Do like, follow, share! And Happy Mother’s Day and see you next time!

Sxxx