Chapter Seven: Can You Follow in Charles II’s Footsteps?
CHAPTER SEVEN
Can You Follow In Charles II’s footsteps?
With September 3rd being the 375th anniversary of the Battle of Worcester, Mr Green decided to set the challenge to the Riversides pupils:
“Can You Follow in Charles II’s footsteps?”
The pupils then were given a PowerPoint presentation containing a walking map of the city of Worcester visiting several locations connected with the Battle of Worcester. On arrival at each location the groups were asked to find out the answer to a question and take some photographic evidence of what they discovered. The locations that the pupils visited were –
Fort Royal Park
What advantages would soldiers have by defending a position on higher ground?
The Commandery
Why would this have been a useful place for the Royalists to use as their headquarters?
Worcester Guildhall
Who was Carolus I and Carolus II?
King Charles House in New Street
Where did Charles II hide?
St Martin’s Gate
What would Charles need to survive while on the run?
and Worcester Cathedral
If you were Charles II standing here on 3 September 1651, what would you have seen happening around Worcester?
Here are some images of what the Riversides pupils discovered on their travels…….
