| History Topics
Ancient Olympic Games
When did they first take place and why ?
Who was allowed to participate ?
How many spectators do you think attended these Games ? (among London football stadiums only present day Arsenal holds more!)
What happened to Nero in the Chariot Race ?
What similarities are there to the Modern Games ?
When and where did the Modern Games first take place ?
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Discobolus B.M. 1st
century A.D
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Among images shown : Greek vases, maps, Great Temples of Athens and Olympia, the British Museum with related treasures, posters of Modern Games and photographs of recent heroes and heroines.
Numerous Follow On activities suggested for Teachers.
Tudors
We show and discuss the following paintings :
- Holbein - The Ambassadors
- portraits of Henry 8th young - then aging
- portraits of his wives, of his son Edward (as a baby and then as a young man)
- portraits of his daughters - Mary and Elizabeth
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At last a son for Henry
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We discuss Henry's obsession with having a son and relate the
Tudors to the present day Palace of Westminster and to the
emblems on coins in current usage.
Victorians
We show and discuss:
- portraits of Victoria at various stages of her life
- portrait of Albert
- pictures of the Great Exhibition
We compare images of life amongst the Rich and the Poor
We show portraits of:
Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
and discuss, with illustrations, the work of these important Victorians.
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Princess Drina cannot imagine that in a few years time she will be Queen of England
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Ancient Greece
We show and discuss:
- map of the Mediterranean
- photographs of the Acropolis in Athens and of the Parthenon
- images of the Parthenon frieze sculptures
- clay pots showing Olympic runners, episodes from the Trojan War
- Greek Myths
We talk about our Greek heritage in words, architecture and ideas.
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Achilles slays the Amazon Queen.
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Kingdom of Benin
We show and discuss:
- maps of Europe, Africa and West Africa to locate the Kingdom of Benin in present day Nigeria
- objects made of ivory, bronze and brass
- masks used in masquerades, ancestor worship
- masks from other African countries which influenced Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani.
We show works by these artists; demonstrating their debt to African culture.
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World War II
We show and discuss:
- map of Europe
- photographs of evacuees
- paintings by Sutherland, Gertler, Derain, Moore, Picasso and
- sculpture by Kester - Throne of Weapons
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