Warwick Castle-fun work sheet
Answer all the questions:
1)Who built the original castle in 1068?
1)The original castle in 1068 was builted by William the Conqueror.
2)What is the name of the river?
2)The name of the river is "River Avon".
3)What is the "Warwick Trebuchet"?
3)The Warwick trebuchet is like a giagnt catapult situated on the river Bank.Is a weapon used in the years 400 BC and they used it to fight against their opponents at wars,throwing lots of rocks in this trebuchet . It was a great weapon for those times.
3)The drawing of the Warwick trebuchet is uploaded at the pictures.
4)Who is Fulke Greville?
4)Fulke Greville was known as a "man of pleasure". He entertained King William III during his visit to the castle in 1695.Fulke´s work helped to organize the rebuilding of the castle,after the fire destroyed it. He changed the castle into a country house.
5)The pictures with the death mask of Oliver Cromwell and his helmet are uploaded at the pictures.
6)Who was Oliver Cromwell ?
6)Oliver Cromwell was the "lord protector" ,a hero of the struggle for freedom.He was the lord protector of England ,Scotland and Ireland from the 16th of December of 1653 until he died .He was president like 400 years ago and he favored the criterion of fairness in justice, but imprison those who criticized his policy of increasing taxes without the permission of the Parliament of England.
7)The picture with the suit of armour is uploaded at the pictures.
8)The pictures of the dungeon master,the princess,the falconer and the man wielding a sword are uploaded at the pictures.
9)Who is this King?
9)Henry VIII
10)Why is he famous?
10)Henry VIII was very famous because he led the religious reformation in England and he founded the church of England. He also changed the religion of England from the Roman Catholic to the protestan religion,he was the fisrt. Also he was famous because of the 6 wives he had and the 5 he killed.
11)How many wives did he have?
11)6six.
12)What do you think about Warwick Castle.
For me warwick castle was amazing!It was so big and fun.I liked how the rooms where so decorated and the glamour they had. I also loved the eagles,owls and different types of birds,they were awesome.It was fun the bow and arrow activity,the guy was great. For me was very interesting how people lived at the medieval times,without all the tecnology we have now a days.Warwick castle had a big tower and I went to the biggest tower which had an exellent view of what was all the castle.
