In Year 4 we visited Blakesley hall which is a Tudor house. It was a good walk to get there but we were very excited to see a real Tudor house.
As we entered the house the first room was the Great Hall. This was where the owner of the house Richard Small Brooke and his servants would eat.
The spoons were made from pewter and wood. Another room was the Parlour which was where the family would entertain their guests.
In the kitchen we saw how the Tudors prepared their food and cooked it. over an open fire. There were no fridges, so food was kept hung from the ceiling, there was also no electricity so everywhere was lit by candles.
Foods eaten by the Tudors included: lots of meat, swan, chicken, rabbit, but the servants ate potage, vegetables and rough bread.
We visited the bedrooms, and one four poster bed had curtains to keep the people warm as they slept. There were no toilets so Tudors had to use a guzunder (a pot kept under the bed).
The servant’s room was very bare and basic. It was also used to store sacks of grain, flour etc.
The walls in the Tudor house were made of wattle and daub which we saw In the upstairs room. The building was made from wood.
Another interesting fact was that the Tudors didn’t have clean water to drink so used to drink ale ( a weak beer)
We had a great day and it was great to play in the garden and see the herb garden where the Tudors grew herbs to use in their cooking, We have really enjoyed learning so much about the Tudors.
by Bilal, Sufyan and Umair.
