Society, Science and Civil War at Bolsover Castle

Put your pupils’ source analysis skills to the test as they investigate the lives of William and Margaret Cavendish, the aristocratic owners of Bolsover Castle. Let your class use all their senses to discover this 17th Century power couple’s favourite past times; get hands-on with scientific experiments, like those performed at The Royal Society, and examine how lives and homes were impacted by the Civil War.