back 400 years! Sulgrave Manor


NORTHAMPTONSHIRE


dipped in ink. To dry the ink we used some sand sprinkled lightly on the paper. We then learnt two dances; the first was a


lively circle dance accompanied by some Tudor instruments including a psalter (similar to an oboe but with a double reed). The dance would have been enjoyed by ‘common’ people. For the more wealthy, our second dance, the pavane, reflected a more courtly and restrained style. The movements were very smooth and stately. After being Tudors for a day some of us thought that life might have been more fun as a Tudor but most of us thought that 21st Century life was better.


Year 5


The Sibfordian / 31


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