HUMANITIES

8N History

Students in 8N have created some outstanding pieces for their 'Medieval Europe CAT' in History this term.

For my CAT, I looked at medieval medicine. I decided to make electuaries which were an early type of medicine lollies that had herbal essences in them.  They were often offered at the end of a fancy meal. As there are no recipes for electuaries. I decided to make Turkish delight instead – which would have been very similar. Instead of putting rosewater in them, I put herbal essences to improve health. I also made some longevity tea, which is just fresh herbs boiled in water and left to sit for a while.

Alesia

For our CAT, we made a medieval food eaten by peasants. This was called pottage.  It consisted mainly of veggies that they could grow in crops, broths and fire to cook it on. Doing this helped us understand how hard it would have been to be a peasant.

Jaimie, Paula and Emma

We created a Viking ship for my History CAT. We used icy pole sticks, hot glue, washers, striped fabric and hot glue to create my Viking ship, based on the Normen Lange, which meant “The Long Serpent” in Old Norse.

Jordy and Angus

We created a model of a castle displaying the components of a medieval castle. It featured towers, a keep, an armoury, houses, stables, a jousting arena, a moat and a draw bridge. These were made out cardboard and paper.

Matt and Oliver

We created multiple models of different torture devices used in medieval times. Some of them made the tortured have permanent damage while others were just used to inflict pain. We made medieval torture methods of wire and clay, saw torture, Judas cradle, Spanish donkey, coffin torture, waterboarding and iron maiden.

Aidan and Ella

For my History CAT this term I decided to do it on St Denis of Paris, a bishop of the 3rd century who was martyred before allegedly picking up his own decapitated head and walking six miles while preaching a sermon on repentance. For the creative component, I created a layered model depicting St Denis walking down the street carrying his head, sticking the foreground and background onto different pieces of cardboard before gluing them together to create a 3D effect.

Leah

We made a model of a Viking helmet and a model axe. The helmet was made with paper mache, wrapped over a balloon which was layered again and again for a week. It was then painted and varnished to give it a rusted look. The weapons were just made with paper, but they were folded and slotted inside each other and taped to get a 3D look.

Liam and Ben

Shae Perryman