Whitby Abbey Education Admission
Education
Overview
A school visit to Whitby Abbey is a unique experience. Having endured coastal erosion and stormy weather, destruction during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the rule of King Henry VIII and shellfire from German naval ships during the First World War, Whitby Abbey remains an iconic landmark along the North Yorkshire coastline. But what was life like at the founding monastery during the 7th century?
Learning Resource:
Learning Resource:
- Our Teachers’ Kits feature historical information and activity suggestions for group leaders of various subjects and key stages. You can access your learning resource here: Whitby Abbey Teachers' Kit (KS1-KS4+)
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KS1 History: significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
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KS2 History: Anglo-Saxon art and culture; Christian conversion
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KS2-3 History: A local history study
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KS2-3 Religious Studies: Religion in daily life, why was an abbey built on the site and who lived there?
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KS3 History: a study of an aspect or site in local history dating from a period before 1066; the development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509