Today Nightingales became PIRATES! (ARRRRRRRHH!) and invaded the National Museum of the Royal Navy and HMS Victory!
As part of today's trip Nightingales took part in a 'Royal Navy Shipmates' workshop where they learnt what it was like for a sailor at the time of HMS Victory (1753) including: the food they ate; how to tie knots; the clothes they wore; how the ships used flags to communicate and looked closely at real artifacts from the time such as the 'Bosun's Starter', a type of whip used to punish misbehaving sailors!
Next, Year 3 went on a discovery visit of HMS Victory and learnt about Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy. The children explored all of the ship including the gun decks, the sick bay, Nelsons day cabin and even Nelsons personal toilet! They learnt the history of what happened to Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, stood where he fell and saw where he eventually died.
Finally, the children explored the National Museum of the Royal Navy itself learning more about how the Navy has changed from the time of HMS Victory right up to the present day!
Shiver me timbers! What an exciting (and educational!) day!
Mr Jennings/Captain Jack Sparrow!
Sniffing the smells from on board including, gunpowder smoke, deck tar, malted barley and rum!
The spot where Admiral Nelson finally died, 3 hours after being shot by a French musket ball into his spine. He continued to give out orders to the fleet during these final hours!
The hold, where all the food, water, coal, wood, supplies and rum was stored.
A real captured Jolly Roger. The red colour meant that these pirates showed no mercy and would leave no man alive from a captured ship!
SPOT THE RAT! (1)
SPOT THE RAT! (2)
What a tiring day!
