May 19th

May 19^th

Windsor Castle today!!! The official residence of her Majesty the QUEEN!!!! The Flag was flying which meant that Queen Elizabeth II was on the grounds! We got to view St. George’s Chapel, the State Apartments and Queen Mary’s Dollhouse. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed to be taken inside of the castle but you can rest assured that the decoration was elaborate and befitting of royalty. We also got to see the elaborate process of the Changing of the Guard, which was complete with a band that played several songs throughout the ceremony! To complete our day at Windsor, we got a tour of the city as well!! The event for the evening was our third and final play, Wolf Hall. This play was actually the prequel to the play Bring Up the Bodies! Combining the two plays shows Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in King Henry VIII’s court.  It is a fascinating story and it helped connect the class to that time period in a way that a lecture could not.